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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinrich Kramer has received more than 363,506 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Kramer is the 1,077th most popular writer (down from 808th in 2019), the 1,256th most popular biography from France (down from 893rd in 2019) and the 160th 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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  • 19

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  • 2.02

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Heinrich Kramer ranks 1,077 out of 5,755Before him are Sulpicius Severus, Mercè Rodoreda, Edith Wharton, Egeria, Cai Yan, and Sergey Mikhalkov. After him are Nikolay Nekrasov, August Kubizek, Roberto Bolaño, Nora Roberts, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Hans Magnus Enzensberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1430, Heinrich Kramer ranks 8Before him are Margaret of Anjou, Antonello da Messina, James II of Scotland, Carlo Crivelli, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, and Dorothea of Brandenburg. After him are Cosimo Tura, Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Justus van Gent, Francesco Laurana, Antoine Busnois, and Uhwudong. Among people deceased in 1505, Heinrich Kramer ranks 9Before him are Al-Suyuti, Hongzhi Emperor, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Elizabeth of Austria, Jacob Obrecht, and Gülbahar Hatun. After him are Ascanio Sforza, Johannes Widmann, and Jean Hey.

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In France

Among people born in France, Heinrich Kramer ranks 1,256 out of 6,011Before him are Theobald II of Navarre (1239), Maine de Biran (1766), Lionel Jospin (1937), Blanche Monnier (1849), Odilo of Cluny (961), and Gundobad (500). After him are Mistinguett (1875), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Livilla (-13), Armand David (1826), Renata of Lorraine (1544), and Claude, Duke of Guise (1496).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Heinrich Kramer ranks 160Before him are Julien Green (1900), Sonia Rykiel (1930), Robert de Montesquiou (1855), Adalberon (947), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), and Marcel Pagnol (1895). After him are Jean Giraudoux (1882), Pierre Larousse (1817), B. H. Liddell Hart (1895), Joachim du Bellay (1522), Joseph Bédier (1864), and Raymond Radiguet (1903).