Alphabetical Index Index by Year of Birth
Friedrich Spee
* 1591 Kaiserswerth near Düsseldorf
+ 1635 Trier
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Friedrich Spee von Langenfeldbwas a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet,
most well known as a forceful opponent of witch trials and one who was an insider writing from the epicenter of the European witch-phobia.
Spee argued strongly against the use of torture, and as an eyewitness he gathered a book (Cautio Criminalis) full of details regarding its cruelty and unreliability.
2024 J. Giesen