Historical FigureMale
Benedikt Carpzov
1595 – 1666
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryBenedikt Carpzov the Younger was a German criminal lawyer and a witchcraft theoretician who wrote extensively on witch processes. His 1635 work Practica Rerum Criminalium dealt with the trial of those accused of witchcraft, supporting the use of torture to extract confessions from the accused. Carpzov is considered the founder of the German jurisprudence. He is also known under pen-name Ludovicus de Montesperato.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 27, 1595
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Date of death
August 30, 1666
Leipzig
Citizenship
Germany
Occupations & fields
university teacherjurist
- Field and occupation
- německý právník
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