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Jacob Sprenger

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Gender Male
Born Rheinfelden
Switzerland
DiedStrasbourg
France
Books Malleus Maleficarum
Malleus Maleficarum- Montague Summers Translation
Mallevs Maleficarvm
The Latin text and introduction
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Jacob Sprenger Life story


Jacob Sprenger was a Dominican inquisitor and theologian principally known for his association with a well-known guide for witch-hunters from 1486, Malleus Maleficarum. He was born in Rheinfelden, Further Austria, taught at the University of Cologne, and died in 1495 in Strasbourg.

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