Malleus Maleficarum
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". He was born in Rheinfelden, Further Austria, taught at the University of Cologne, and died in 1495 in Strasbourg.