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Jacob Sprenger
Dominican inquisitor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacob Sprenger (also James,[1] 1436/1438 – 6 December 1495) 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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