1734 - 1815
Franz Anton Mesmer ( MEZ-mər; German: [ˈmɛsmɐ]; 23 May 1734 – 5 March 1815) 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 century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Mesmer has received more than 949,414 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Franz Mesmer is the 45th most popular physician (down from 25th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Germany (down from 247th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Physician.
Franz Mesmer is most famous for his theory of animal magnetism. He believed that there was a magnetic fluid in the body that could be manipulated by the hands to cure illness.
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Among physicians, Franz Mesmer ranks 45 out of 502. Before him are Aribert Heim, Ambroise Paré, Marcello Malpighi, Emil Kraepelin, Otto Heinrich Warburg, and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. After him are Allvar Gullstrand, Christiaan Barnard, Francesco Redi, Karl Brandt, Jean-Martin Charcot, and Hilary of Poitiers.
1914 - 1992
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 39
1510 - 1590
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 40
1628 - 1694
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 41
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 42
1883 - 1970
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 43
1926 - 2004
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 44
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 45
1862 - 1930
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 46
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 47
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 48
1904 - 1948
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 49
1825 - 1893
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 50
315 - 367
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 51
Among people born in 1734, Franz Mesmer ranks 1. After him are Maria I of Portugal, Grigory Orlov, Cardinal de Rohan, Taksin, François-Joseph Gossec, Wolfgang von Kempelen, Anna Göldi, Sophie of France, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Joseph Wright of Derby, and Shahrokh Shah. Among people deceased in 1815, Franz Mesmer ranks 5. Before him are Joachim Murat, Michel Ney, Sarah Baartman, and Robert Fulton. After him are Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Emma, Lady Hamilton, Jan Potocki, Carsten Niebuhr, Guillaume Brune, José María Morelos, and 9th Dalai Lama.
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 1
1734 - 1816
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 2
1734 - 1783
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 3
1734 - 1803
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 4
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 5
1734 - 1829
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 6
1734 - 1804
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 7
1734 - 1782
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 8
1734 - 1782
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 9
1734 - 1802
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 10
1734 - 1797
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 11
1734 - 1796
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 12
1767 - 1815
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 1
1769 - 1815
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 2
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 3
1765 - 1815
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 4
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 5
1753 - 1815
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 6
1765 - 1815
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 7
1761 - 1815
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 8
1733 - 1815
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 9
1763 - 1815
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 10
1765 - 1815
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 11
1805 - 1815
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Franz Mesmer ranks 341 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinrich Schütz (1585), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Christian III of Denmark (1503), Carl Bosch (1874), and Ludolph van Ceulen (1540). After him are Fritz Sauckel (1894), Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486), Katharina von Bora (1498), Theodor Schwann (1810), Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), and Isabeau of Bavaria (1370).
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 335
1888 - 1945
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 336
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 337
1503 - 1559
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 338
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 339
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 340
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 341
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 342
1486 - 1535
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 343
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 344
1810 - 1882
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 345
1776 - 1810
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 346
1370 - 1435
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 347
Among physicians born in Germany, Franz Mesmer ranks 8. Before him are Josef Mengele (1911), Alois Alzheimer (1864), Georgius Agricola (1494), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Emil Kraepelin (1856), and Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883). After him are Gerhard Domagk (1895), Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884), Theodor Morell (1886), Werner Forssmann (1904), Otto Loewi (1873), and Johann Joachim Becher (1635).
1911 - 1979
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 2
1864 - 1915
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 3
1494 - 1555
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 4
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 5
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 6
1883 - 1970
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 7
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 8
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 9
1884 - 1951
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 10
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 11
1904 - 1979
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 12
1873 - 1961
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 13
1635 - 1682
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 14