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Jacob Sprenger

1435 - 1495

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Jacob Sprenger (1436/1438 – 6 December 1495) was a Dominican inquisitor and theologian principally known for his association with an infamous book on witch-hunting Malleus Maleficarum (1486). He was born in Rheinfelden, Further Austria, taught at the University of Cologne, and died in 1495 in Strasbourg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Sprenger is the 1,538th most popular religious figure (down from 1,040th in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 141st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swiss Religious Figure.

Jacques Sprenger was a Dominican inquisitor. He was most famous for being the author of the book Malleus Maleficarum, which was an important work in the persecution of witches.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jacob Sprenger ranks 1,538 out of 3,187. Before him are Archippus, Eulogius of Córdoba, Pope Avilius of Alexandria, Gabriel Urgebadze, Juan de Homedes, and Claudia Augusta. After him are Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Meher Baba, Thomas Williams, John XIV of Constantinople, Ahmad al-Tijani, and Naropa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1435, Jacob Sprenger ranks 11. Before him are Francis II, Duke of Brittany, Bernt Notke, Michael Pacher, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Johannes Tinctoris, and Pietro Lombardo. After him are Sittişah Hatun, Konstantin Mihailović, Giovanni Santi, and Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby. Among people deceased in 1495, Jacob Sprenger ranks 13. Before him are Magdalena of France, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Dorothea of Brandenburg, Elizabeth Tudor, Cosimo Tura, and Vlad Călugărul. After him are Frederick III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Pedro González de Mendoza, and Gabriel Biel.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Jacob Sprenger ranks 216 out of 1,015. Before him are DJ BoBo (1968), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Ivan Rakitić (1988), Bernard Tschumi (1944), Giuseppe Motta (1871), and Jeremias Gotthelf (1797). After him are Jost Amman (1539), Emma Jung (1882), Jean Ziegler (1934), Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817), André Abegglen (1909), and Claude Nicollier (1944).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland

Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Jacob Sprenger ranks 12. Before him are Anders Arborelius (1949), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Kurt Koch (1950), Jakob Ammann (1644), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), and Billy Meier (1937). After him are Emil Brunner (1889), Henri Schwery (1932), Wiborada (900), Gilberto Agustoni (1922), Georges Cottier (1922), and Maurice Bavaud (1916).

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