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Heinrich Kramer

1430 - 1505

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Heinrich Kramer (c. 1430 – 1505, aged 74-75), also known under the Latinized name Henricus Institor, was a German churchman and inquisitor. With his widely distributed book Malleus Maleficarum (1487), which describes witchcraft and endorses detailed processes for the extermination of witches, he was instrumental in establishing the period of witch trials in the early modern period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Kramer is the 982nd most popular writer (down from 968th in 2019), the 1,137th most popular biography from France (down from 1,101st in 2019) and the 144th most popular French Writer.

Heinrich Kramer was a German inquisitor and author of the Malleus Maleficarum, which was published in 1487. The Malleus Maleficarum was a handbook for identifying, punishing, and controlling witches and heretics.

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Among writers, Heinrich Kramer ranks 982 out of 7,302. Before him are Sonia Rykiel, Hélène Cixous, Avienus, Sin Saimdang, Victorien Sardou, and Bruce Chatwin. After him are Philip Pullman, Basava, George of Pisidia, George Gissing, Lawrence Durrell, and Taha Hussein.

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Among people born in 1430, Heinrich Kramer ranks 6. Before him are Giovanni Bellini, Antonello da Messina, Margaret of Anjou, James II of Scotland, and Carlo Crivelli. After him are Dorothea of Brandenburg, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Cosimo Tura, Antoine Busnois, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, and Francesco Laurana. Among people deceased in 1505, Heinrich Kramer ranks 8. Before him are Hongzhi Emperor, Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Al-Suyuti, Jacob Obrecht, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Elizabeth of Austria. After him are Ascanio Sforza, Gülbahar Hatun, Johannes Widmann, Jean Hey, Constantine II of Georgia, and João Fernandes Lavrador.

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In France

Among people born in France, Heinrich Kramer ranks 1,137 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Malle (1932), Jean Vigo (1905), Christophe Plantin (1520), Jean-Pierre Papin (1963), Victorien Sardou (1831), and Claude Lanzmann (1925). After him are Hugh of Italy (880), François Cevert (1944), James II of Majorca (1243), Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754), Pierre Schaeffer (1910), and Édouard Vuillard (1868).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Heinrich Kramer ranks 144. Before him are Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), George Steiner (1929), Juliette Récamier (1777), Jean Giraudoux (1882), Sonia Rykiel (1930), and Victorien Sardou (1831). After him are Jacques Hébert (1757), Joachim du Bellay (1522), André Bazin (1918), Nicolas Chamfort (1741), Clément Marot (1495), and Madeleine de Scudéry (1607).

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