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Franz Anton Mesmer
Franz Anton Mesmer was a German physician with an interest in astronomy. He theorized the existence of a process of natural energy transference occurring between all animate and inanimate objects; this he called "animal magnetism", later referred to as mesmerism. Mesmer's theory attracted a wide following between about 1780 and 1850, and continued to have some influence until the end of the 19th c…
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science · German physician (1734–1815) · physician · magnetizer · astronomer · also Franz Anton Mesmer, Franz Mesmer, Franz Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Anton Mesmer, Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Mesmer
Born 23 May 1734 · Died 5 March 1815 · Q160202
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Mental Floss: Franz Anton Mesmer, the Man Who Invented Hypnotism
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1843· 1 entry
The Scottish doctor James Braid proposed the term "hypnotism" for a technique derived from animal magnetism; today the word "mesmerism" generally functions as a synonym of "hypnosis"
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1815· 3 entries
Died 1815-03-05.
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“Tradução: Tentando pensar sem palavras, como Mesmer”
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“Ohne Worte denken zu wollen, wie Mesmer”
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1798· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizenship in Helvetic Republic (1798).
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Studied at University of Vienna (1759–1766).
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1754· 2 entries
Studied at University of Dillingen (1752–1754).
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Studied at University of Ingolstadt (1754).
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1734· 1 entry
Born 1734-05-23.
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