Jacob Sprenger

Jacob Sprenger
Born1436 or 1438
Rheinfelden, Further Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died6 December 1495 (aged 57 or 59)
Strasbourg, Free Imperial City of Strasbourg, Holy Roman Empire
Other namesJakob Sprenger
Occupations
  • Inquisitor
  • theologian
  • academic
Known forAssociation with Malleus Maleficarum

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 taught at the University of Cologne.

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