# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johann-weyer
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:26:56.216Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/johann-weyer"
name: "Johann Weyer"
slug: "johann-weyer"
description: "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."
tagline: "Dutch physician (1515-1588)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Johann_Weyer.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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  slug: "doctors"
profileType:
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  slug: "doctor"
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birthDate: "1515-02-24"
deathDate: "1588-02-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump