William Buckels
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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".