Johannes Pfefferkorn

Deceased Person

1469 – 1523

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Who was Johannes Pfefferkorn?

Johannes Pfefferkorn was a German Catholic theologian and writer who converted from Judaism. Pfefferkorn actively preached against the Jews and attempted to destroy copies of the Talmud, and engaged in a long running pamphleteering battle with Johann Reuchlin.

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Born
1469
Religion
  • Catholicism
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
  • Germans
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
1523

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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