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Peter Stumpp (c. 1530 –1589; name is also spelt as Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft, and cannibalism. He was known as "the Werewolf of Bedburg".
The German minority population in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union stemmed from several sources and arrived in several waves. Since the second half of the 19th century, as a consequence of the Russification policies and compulsory military service in the Russian Empire, large groups of Germans from Russia emigrated to the Americas (mainly Canada, the United States, Brazil and Argentina ...
Stumpp was accused of killing 16 people, including thirteen children, three women, two men and his own son, according to the University of Saskatchewan. Two of the three women Stumpp allegedly ...
The 1589 case of Peter Stumpp led to a significant peak in both interest in and persecution of supposed werewolves, primarily in French-speaking and German-speaking Europe. Werewolf trials reached Livonia in the 17th century, and would become the most common form of witch-trial in that country.
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Peter Stumpf may refer to: Peter Stumpp (d. 1589) or Peter Stumpf, tried as a werewolf in 1589 Peter Stumpf (cellist) , principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra
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