RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jacob Sprenger

1435 - 1495

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Jacob Sprenger (also James, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Sprenger has received more than 79,626 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Sprenger is the 1,040th most popular religious figure (down from 937th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 120th in 2019) and the 8th 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 1,040 out of 3,187. Before him are Antipope Victor IV, Caesarius of Arles, Sabellius, Antipope Victor IV, Antipope John VIII, and Johann Eck. After him are Accursius, Nahshon, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Bao Xishun, Martin of Braga, and George Syncellus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1435, Jacob Sprenger ranks 7. Before him are Andrea del Verrocchio, Hans Memling, Andrea della Robbia, Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Francis II, Duke of Brittany, and Bernt Notke. After him are Michael Pacher, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Johannes Tinctoris, Pietro Lombardo, Sittişah Hatun, and Konstantin Mihailović. Among people deceased in 1495, Jacob Sprenger ranks 9. Before him are Sultan Cem, Alfonso II of Naples, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Cosimo Tura, Dorothea of Brandenburg, and Francis, Count of Vendôme. After him are Vlad Călugărul, Magdalena of France, Elizabeth Tudor, Jasper Tudor, Pedro González de Mendoza, and Frederick III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Jacob Sprenger ranks 140 out of 1,015. Before him are Frank Martin (1890), Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889), Marthe Keller (1945), Rodolphe Töpffer (1799), Jost Amman (1539), and Marina Doria (1935). After him are Charles Gleyre (1806), Hugo Koblet (1925), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), Théophile Steinlen (1859), Ami Argand (1750), and Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Switzerland

Among religious figures born in Switzerland, Jacob Sprenger ranks 8. Before him are Hans Küng (1928), Brother Roger (1915), Anna Göldi (1734), Nicholas of Flüe (1417), Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445), and Heinrich Bullinger (1504). After him are Jakob Ammann (1644), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Billy Meier (1937), Wiborada (900), Emil Brunner (1889), and Saint Othmar (689).

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