Johann Weyer
Dutch physician
Johannes Wier was a Dutch physician who was among the first to publish a thorough treatise against the trials and persecution of people accused of witchcraft. His most influential work is De Praestigiis Daemonum et Incantationibus ac Venificiis. Wikipedia
Born: February 24, 1515, Grave, Netherlands
Died: February 24, 1588 (age 73 years), Tecklenburg, Germany
Nationality: Dutch
Children: Heinrich Wier, Dietrich von Weyer, and Galenus Weyer
Other names: Jan Wier, Johan Wier, Johannes Wier, Jean Wier, Ioannes Wierus, Piscinarius