Franz Anton Mesmer 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... Wikipedia
Born: May 23, 1734, Swabia
Died: March 5, 1815 (age 80 years), Meersburg, Germany
Known for: Animal magnetism
Parents: Anton Mesmer and Maria Ursula Mesmer
Spouse: Anna Maria von Posch (m. 1768–1790)