merchant-adventurer

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• Merchant Adventurer — Die Company of Merchant Adventurers war eine privilegierte englische Handelskompanie als eine Vorläuferin der großen, mit Aktien gedeckten Handelskompanien wie z. B. der Britischen Ostindien Kompanie. Andererseits war sie eine der bedeutendsten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• merchant adventurer — noun (plural merchant adventurers or merchants adventurers) Etymology: Middle English marchaunt adventurer : a merchant who establishes foreign trading stations and carries on business ventures abroad; especially : a member of one of the former… …   Useful english dictionary

• Nathaniel Rich (merchant adventurer) — Nathaniel Rich (1585 1636), English merchant adventurer, born about 1585, was probably eldest son of Richard Rich, an illegitimate son of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich. His mother was daughter of John Machell, sheriff of London. He had a legal… …   Wikipedia

• merchant venturer — noun obsolete : merchant adventurer …   Useful english dictionary

• Adventurer — Ad*ven tur*er, n. [Cf. F. aventurier.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises. [1913 Webster] 2. A social pretender on the lookout for advancement …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Robert Bruce (Merchant Adventurer) — Robert Bruce of Clackmannan was the son of Sir James Bruce and a direct descendant of Sir Thomas Bruce 1st Baron of Clackmannan. Robert Bruce was a successful trader and he immigrated to the British Gold Coast in 1745. Bruce resided in the Ga… …   Wikipedia

• adventurer — noun /ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ɚ/ a) One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises. b) A soldier of fortune, a speculator. See Also: adventuress …   Wiktionary

• Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands — The Company of Merchant Adventurers (in full: The Mystery, Company, and Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers for the Discovery of Regions, Dominions, Islands, and Places Unknown) was founded in London, possibly in 1551 by Richard Chancellor,… …   Wikipedia

• Robert Crowley (printer) — Robert Crowley also Robertus Croleus, Roberto Croleo, Robart Crowleye, Robarte Crole, and Crule (c. 1517 ndash; June 18 1588), was a stationer, poet, polemicist and Protestant clergyman who was among the Marian exiles at Frankfurt. Crowley… …   Wikipedia

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