Léo Delibes
Léo Delibes , 1836-91, French composer. After studying at the Conservatory in Paris, he became an accompanist at the Théâtre-Lyrique in 1853, and, ten years later, at the Paris Opéra. He achieved great success with his ballets, especially Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876). Delibes also wrote many operettas and several operas, of which Lakmé (1883) is the most famous. His music, profusely melodic and vividly orchestrated, is admirably suited for stage performance. He was also an organist and composed religious music.
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Friedrich Anton Mesmer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Friedrich Anton Mesmer , or Franz Anton Mesmer , 1734-1815, German physician. He studied in Vienna. His interest in "animal magnetism" developed into a system of treatment through hypnotism that was called mesmerism. It seems now that Mesmer...
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Mesmer, Franz
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Mesmer, Franz Friedrich Anton ) (1734–1815) Austrian physician. Mesmer's interest in ‘animal magnetism’ led to his development of mesmerism ( hypnosis ) as a therapeutic treatment. Ridiculed by fellow scientists, Mesmer died in obscurity.
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Hypnotherapy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
...development of what has become modern hypnosis is Friedrich Anton Mesmer, an Austrian physician. One day, Mesmer watched a magician on a street in Paris...magnets. Fascinated by the demonstration, Mesmer believed the magnets had power of their...
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mesmerism
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
mesmerism (production of) a hypnotic state in a person by exercise of another's will-power. XIX. f. name of Friedrich Anton Mesmer (1733–1815), Austrian physician + -ISM . Hence mesmerize XIX.
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hypnotism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...coined by James Braid in 1842 to describe a phenomenon previously known as animal magnetism or mesmerism (see Mesmer , Friedrich Anton). Superficially resembling sleep, it is generally induced by the monotonous repetition of words and gestures...
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