Bartholomew Roberts
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1682-05-17
- Died
- 1722-02-10
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Gran Trader
- Black bart, a pirate Captain
- Willing Captive
- Black bart, a pirate Captain
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 12,959x
- Differential gene and transcript expression analysis of RNA-seq experiments with TopHat and Cufflinks
· 2012 · cited 10,901x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,718x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Roberts , 17 May 1682, Casnewydd Bach , Pembrokeshire , Wales
- Died
- 10 February 1722 (1722-02-10) (aged 39), At sea off of Cape Lopez (present-day Gabon )
- Cause of death
- Grapeshot wound to the throat suffered during naval battle
- Resting place
- At sea near Cape Lopez
- Known for
- Being among the most successful pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy
- Nickname
- Black Bart ( Welsh : Barti Ddu )
- Type
- Pirate
- Allegiance
- None
- Years active
- 1719–1722
- Rank
- Captain
- Base of operations
- Off the coast of the Americas and West Africa
- Commands
- Royal Rover , Fortune , Good Fortune , Royal Fortune , Ranger , Little Ranger
Key dates
- Born
- 17 May 1682
- Died
- 10 February 1722
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bartholomew
- Family name
- Roberts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of death
- Cape Lopez
- Image
- Bartholomew Roberts.png
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Article
Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722), born John Roberts, was a Welsh pirate who was, measured by vessels captured, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy. During his piratical career, he took over 400 prize ships, although most were mere fishing boats. Roberts raided ships off the Americas and the West African coast between 1719 and 1722; he is also noted for creating his own pirate code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag.
Roberts' infamy and success saw him become known as The Great Pyrate and eventually as Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu, though this was a later attribution and was not used in his lifetime), and made him a popular subject for writers of both fiction and non-fiction. To this day, Roberts continues to feature in popular culture, and has inspired fictional characters (such as the Dread Pirate Roberts).