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Peter de Neumann

British pirate

Died when: 54 years 364 days (659 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Peter de Neumann

Captain Bernard Peter de Neumann GM (18 September 1917 – 16 September 1972) was a British Merchant Navy officer and convicted pirate (by the French Vichy Government).

De Neumann's action-packed seagoing career included being sunk twice in the space of one month, being charged and convicted of piracy by the Vichy French, and being known as "The Man From Timbuctoo".

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