About Henry Boguet
Lived 1550 – 1619 (aged 68–69). Henry Boguet was a French jurist, judge, lawyer and demonologist.
Henry Boguet (1550 in Pierrecourt, Haute-Saône – 1619) was a well known jurist and judge of Saint-Claude (1596–1616) in the County of Burgundy. His renown is to a large degree based on his fame as a demonologist for his Discours exécrable des Sorciers, which was reprinted twelve times in twenty years.
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Who was Henry Boguet?
French jurist
When was Henry Boguet born?
Henry Boguet was born in 1550 in Franche-Comté.
When did Henry Boguet die?
Henry Boguet died on 23 February 1619.
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Henry Boguet was a jurist, judge, lawyer and demonologist.
What nationality was Henry Boguet?
Henry Boguet was French.
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