Friedrich Anton Mesmer (Noun)
Meaning
Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Friedrich Anton Mesmer's work in hypnotism laid the foundation for the study of hypnotherapy and the subconscious mind.
- The ideas of Friedrich Anton Mesmer about the power of the human mind were well ahead of his time.
- Mesmer, a brilliant Austrian physician, claimed to have cured patients of their ailments through a process he called animal magnetism.
- As an 18th-century Austrian physician, Friedrich Anton Mesmer became fascinated with the human brain's capacity for recovery and began exploring its secrets.
- In 1766, Friedrich Anton Mesmer began treating patients with a hypnotic trance, often achieving positive results in curing them of various maladies.