Hippolytus de Marsiliis

Hippolytus de Marsiliis (b. 1451 Bologna, Italy d. Unknown) was known as a lawyer and doctor in utriusque iuris. He became a doctor in 1480. The date of which he became a lawyer is unknown. Throughout his life, he wrote many repitiones and notabilia on many canons and decretals. In addition, he taught Roman law beginning in the year 1482. He is most known for inventing the Chinese Water Torture method in which drops of water would constantly fall on a victim's forehead at an inconsistent pace, causing the victim to go insane ["Hippolytus de Marsiliis"]

Written texts

"Singularia seu notabilia" - earliest recorded print published in Milan in 1512
"Repetitiones in uniuersas fere iuris canonici III" - earliest recorded print published in Venice in 1587.
"Tractatus de questionibus, in quo materie maleficiorum pertractant(ur)" - published 1524

References

¹ "Hippolytus de Marsiliis", [http://faculty.cua.edu/pennington/1298h-j.htm]