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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abbé Faria

1756 - 1819

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Abbé Faria (Portuguese: Abade Faria), or Abbé) (born José Custódio de Faria; 31 May 1756 – 20 September 1819), was a Luso-Goan Catholic priest who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Mesmer. Unlike Mesmer, who claimed that hypnosis was mediated by "animal magnetism", Faria understood that it worked purely by the power of suggestion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abbé Faria has received more than 356,134 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Abbé Faria is the 1,666th most popular religious figure, the 333rd most popular biography from India and the 36th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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  • 360k

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  • 52.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abbé Faria ranks 1,666 out of 2,238. Before him are Lupus of Troyes, Acacius of Constantinople, Saint Publius, Saint Pothinus, Gilberto Agustoni, and Johannes Willebrands. After him are Walter Brandmüller, Hans Tausen, Fouad Twal, Moriteru Ueshiba, Franciszek Macharski, and Melchior Grodziecki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Abbé Faria ranks 24. Before him are Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, James Gillray, Paul Wranitzky, Federico Gravina, Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, and John Loudon McAdam. After him are Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Christian Frederik Hansen, Karl Philipp Moritz, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and John Trumbull. Among people deceased in 1819, Abbé Faria ranks 19. Before him are Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Sophie Blanchard, Erik Acharius, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, and Bodawpaya. After him are Alexander Tormasov, Johan David Åkerblad, Valentin Vodnik, John Playfair, Oliver Hazard Perry, and John Marshall.

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In India

Among people born in India, Abbé Faria ranks 333 out of 1,493. Before him are Rana Sanga (1482), U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Rani Padmini (null), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), and Rajendra Chola I (1000). After him are Joseph Vaz (1651), Alamgir II (1699), Lahiri Mahasaya (1828), Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Iskander Mirza (1899), and Guru Har Rai (1630).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Abbé Faria ranks 36. Before him are Zakir Naik (1965), Guru Amar Das (1479), Mahinda (-285), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Matsyendranatha (901), and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855). After him are Joseph Vaz (1651), Swaminarayan (1781), Ivan Dias (1936), Guru Har Krishan (1656), Nirmala Srivastava (1923), and Prahlad Jani (1929).

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