Friedrich Spee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Jesuit, author of Cautio Criminalis
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Place of Birth: DĂĽsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Friedrich Spee
- Friedrich Spee (also Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld; February 25, 1591 – August 7, 1635) was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most noted as an opponent of trials for witchcraft.
- Spee was the first person in his time to present strong written and spoken arguments against torture, especially with regards to its unreliability in obtaining "truth" from someone undergoing painful questioning.His name is often incorrectly cited as "Friedrich von Spee".
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