Original: Edward Teach or Edward Thatch (c. 1680 - 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies during the early 18th century.
Simplified: Edward Teach (c. 1680 - 22 November 1718) was a pirate, often called "Blackbeard the Pirate".