Back to the boardThe boardWalpurga Hausmannin✓ Source-basedfallingGerman midwife, burnt alive for witchcraft in DillingenGermanyLived 1527 to 1587 · aged 60FollowCompareShareFame44.1MomentumNot measuredLanguages6In century#5,727Walpurga Hausmännin was a German midwife executed for witchcraft, vampirism, and child murder. The confession she made under torture exemplifies the classical relationship between witch and devil later commonly used in several witch trials.Also inDeutschAbout this personCountryGermanyStatusdeceasedDatesLived 1527 to 1587 · aged 60Written about in6 languagesFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.