Spee, Friedrich
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| born on | 25 February 1591 (greg.) at 16:00 (= 4:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth, Germany, 51n08, 6e43 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m6e43 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   06°33'   02°55 Asc. 21°10'
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Biography
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.
He died 7 August 1635.
Source Notes
Taeger quotes Lescaut vol 13, quoting baptisimal record.
Categories
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western
- Vocation : Writers : Poet