Johann Peter Petri, nicknamed Old Black Peter (‹See Tfd›German: Der alte Schwarzpeter) or simply Black Peter (Schwarzer Peter), (born 24 March 1752 in Burgen near Bernkastel; died after 1812) was a robber and accomplice of Schinderhannes, the notorious highwayman. The name of the card game, Black Peter may be derived from Petri or from another notorious bandit, Peter Nikoll, also known as Black Peter.