# Jens Rusk

> Jens Hansen Rusk was a Danish clergyman who was executed for witchcraft in Ribe, Denmark. The court protocol of the city of Ribe in the 1572-1652 period is the most well preserved of all documents describing the witch trials in Denmark, and has been a focus of study for the Danish witch trials. He was a rare case of the execution of a man for witchcraft in Denmark, where mostly women were executed for this crime.

*Danish clergyman*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** Denmark
- **Died:** 1611-02-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jens Hansen Rusk was a Danish clergyman who was executed for witchcraft in Ribe, Denmark. The court protocol of the city of Ribe in the 1572-1652 period is the most well preserved of all documents describing the witch trials in Denmark, and has been a focus of study for the Danish witch trials. He was a rare case of the execution of a man for witchcraft in Denmark, where mostly women were executed for this crime.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 25.3

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106589243)

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