William James Rolfe was an American educator, born in Newburyport and attended Amherst College.
(December 10, 1827  July 7, 1910) was an American educator and Shakespearean scholar. Rolfe was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts on December 10, 1827. He attended Amherst College from 1845 through 1848, but left without graduating after three years due to financial hardship. 
