Mesmer

[ mez-mer; German mes-muhr ]

/ ˈmɛz mər; German ˈmɛs mər /

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noun

Franz

[frants, franz; German frahnts] /frænts, frænz; German frɑnts/ or Frie·drich An·ton

[free-drik an-tn, -ton; German free-drikh-ahn-tohn], /ˈfri drɪk ˈæn tn, -tɒn; German ˈfri drɪx ˈɑn toʊn/, 1733–1815, Austrian physician.

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A friend of Dr. Minoret, with whom he had some lively tilts about Mesmer.
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Those nervous conditions associated with the name of Mesmer were nothing new to the Indian magicians.
The Myths of the New World|Daniel G. Brinton
And in 1778 the wonder-working Mesmer had set up his machinery and masqueraded as a magician in a house in the same street.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
These facts were first discovered nearly a hundred and fifty years ago by a French doctor named Mesmer.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair

Like Mesmer he realized that treating people in groups led them mutually to influence each other and to bring about improvement.
Health Through Will Power|James J. Walsh