Hendrick Lucifer

Hendrick Jacobszoon Lucifer (1583–1627) was a Dutch-born pirate.[1]

Hendrick's last name, Lucifer, referred to a lighting stick, not to the fallen angel Lucifer, and was most likely used as a nickname due to his use of fire and smoke to surprise enemies.[2]

  1. ^ "Famous Pirates". Archived from the original on 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  2. ^ "Hendrick Lucifer". Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-09.