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name: Nicolas   Rémy
about: Nicholas Rémy was a French magistrate who became famous as a hunter of witches.Remy wrote a number of poems and several books on history, but is known for his Daemonolatreiae libri tres ("Demonolatry"), published in 1595. The book eventually replaced the Malleus Maleficarum as the most recognized handbook of witch-hunters in parts of Europe.Remy claimed to be responsible for the death of more than nine hundred persons in witch trials between 1582 and 1592. Nicholas Rémy was a French magistrate who became famous as a hunter of witches.Remy wrote a number of poems and several books on history, but is known for his Daemonolatreiae libri tres ("Demonolatry"), published in 1595. The book eventually replaced the Malleus Maleficarum as the most recognized handbook of witch-hunters in parts of Europe.Remy claimed to be responsible for the death of more than nine hundred persons in witch trials between 1582 and 1592. ...more