William Buckels

Now called Willem Beuckelszoon by the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions, on September 9, 1886 the Pall Mall Budget featured an article (pictured at right) marking the 500th Anniversary (fifth centenary) of William Buckels' discovery that "salt fish will keep, and that fish that can be kept can be packed and can be exported".

Holland and especially Amsterdam, said to be "built on Herring bones",[3] reaped great wealth from its herring fishery in subsequent years, made possible by its ability to preserve fish through Buckel's process.

After the fish is initially prepared by gill and gullet removal, it is put into barrels for curing with a 1:20 ratio of salt to herring.

Following his discovery, the Dutch began to build ships to transport salted herring to export markets, which eventually led to becoming a seafaring nation.

In the 1807 work The Naturalist's Cabinet, the author identifies Buckels' name as the etymological source of the English word pickle.