Fulke Rose | |
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Born | 10 April 1644 Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England |
Died | buried 29 March 1694 (aged 49) London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Land-owner/Slave-owner in Jamaica |
Medical career | |
Profession | Physician |
Notable works | Treated Henry Morgan |
Fulke Rose (10 April 1644 – c. March 1694) was a British physician and early colonist of Jamaica. He was one of the principal buyers in Jamaica of slaves taken by the Royal African Company and had extensive land-holdings on the island. He continued to practice medicine in Jamaica and with Hans Sloane attended the former privateer Henry Morgan towards the end of Morgan's life.