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| − | '''William Buckels''' (aka Willem Bueckelszoon) was a 14th century Zeeland Fisherman who discovered a fish preservation technique that led to the Dutch becoming a [http://stagingprod.holland.com/us/generalinformation/press/storyideas/herring.jsp seafaring power]. | + | '''William Buckels''' (aka [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Beukelszoon Willem Bueckelszoon]) was a 14th century Zeeland Fisherman who discovered a fish preservation technique that led to the Dutch becoming a [http://stagingprod.holland.com/us/generalinformation/press/storyideas/herring.jsp seafaring power]. |
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| + | Sometime between 1380 and 1386 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E4DB1E30E533A25755C2A96F9C94679FD7CF William Buckels] of "Beer Creek" [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biervliet Biervlet] in [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeeuws-Vlaanderen Zeeland] discovered that "salt fish will keep, and that fish that can be kept can be packed and can be exported". | ||
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William Buckels (aka Willem Bueckelszoon) was a 14th century Zeeland Fisherman who discovered a fish preservation technique that led to the Dutch becoming a seafaring power.
History
Sometime between 1380 and 1386 William Buckels of "Beer Creek" Biervlet in Zeeland discovered that "salt fish will keep, and that fish that can be kept can be packed and can be exported".
