Franz Anton Mesmer
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Franz Anton Mesmer was an 18th-century German physician whose controversial theory of "animal magnetism" laid early groundwork for the later development of hypnotism and psychological healing practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Franz Anton Mesmer canonical | 2 |
| Franz Mesmer | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20660438 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franz Anton Mesmer Context triple: [Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, influencedBy, Franz Anton Mesmer]
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Jean-Jacques Feuchère
Jean-Jacques Feuchère was a 19th-century French sculptor known for his Romantic and often dramatic bronze works, including allegorical and religious subjects.
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Claude-Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain
Claude-Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain was an 18th-century French general and military reformer who served in multiple European armies, including those of France and Denmark, and was noted for his role in the Seven Years' War.
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Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer
Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer was the wife of wealthy industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith, whose tumultuous marriage became notorious after he shot and severely wounded her in a widely publicized 1903 incident.
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D.
Jean-Jacques Barre
Jean-Jacques Barre was a 19th-century French engraver and medalist best known for his influential work designing official state emblems and currency.
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Jean-Antoine Nollet
Jean-Antoine Nollet was an 18th-century French clergyman and physicist renowned for his pioneering experiments and writings on electricity and for popularizing electrical science in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franz Anton Mesmer Target entity description: Franz Anton Mesmer was an 18th-century German physician whose controversial theory of "animal magnetism" laid early groundwork for the later development of hypnotism and psychological healing practices.
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A.
Jean-Jacques Feuchère
Jean-Jacques Feuchère was a 19th-century French sculptor known for his Romantic and often dramatic bronze works, including allegorical and religious subjects.
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B.
Claude-Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain
Claude-Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain was an 18th-century French general and military reformer who served in multiple European armies, including those of France and Denmark, and was noted for his role in the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer
Mary Agnes Christina Mesmer was the wife of wealthy industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith, whose tumultuous marriage became notorious after he shot and severely wounded her in a widely publicized 1903 incident.
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D.
Jean-Jacques Barre
Jean-Jacques Barre was a 19th-century French engraver and medalist best known for his influential work designing official state emblems and currency.
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E.
Jean-Antoine Nollet
Jean-Antoine Nollet was an 18th-century French clergyman and physicist renowned for his pioneering experiments and writings on electricity and for popularizing electrical science in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Franz Anton Mesmer