Claes Gerritszoon Compaen, also called Claas Compaan or Klaas Kompaan, was a 17th-century Dutch corsair and merchant. Dissatisfied as a privateer for the Dutch Republic, he turned to piracy and captured hundreds of ships operating in Europe, the... Wikipedia
Born: 1587, Oostzaan, Netherlands
Died: February 25, 1660 (age 73 years), Oostzaan, Netherlands