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James Braid
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James Braid was a male physician, surgeon, and hypnotist born in Fife in 1795. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and studied under Charles Lafontaine, while being influenced by Thomas Brown. Braid was a citizen of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and he spoke English.
He worked in Manchester, where he also died in 1860 due to disease and natural causes. Braid is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. He authored 14 works, including *Die Entdeckung des Hypnotismus*, *HYPNOSE - Ou traité du sommeil nerveux*, *A Book of Golf*, *Complete Writings of James Braid*, and *Advanced Golf*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Die Entdeckung des Hypnotismus
- HYPNOSE - Ou traité du sommeil nerveux
- A Book of Golf
- Complete Writings of James Braid
- Advanced Golf
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1795-06-19 ) 19 June 1795, Portmoak, Kinross-shire , Scotland
- Died
- 25 March 1860 (1860-03-25) (aged 64), Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester , England
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh
- Known for
- Surgery hypnotism
- Fields
- Medicine natural history
- Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Wernerian Natural History Society
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Fife
- Place of death
- Manchester
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Charles Lafontaine
- Image
- James Braid, portrait.jpg
- Work location
- Manchester
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- James Braid
- date of birth
- 1795-06-19
- date of death
- 1860-03-25
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- cause of death
- disease
- influenced by
- Thomas Brown
- P8168
- Backhendl
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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James Braid (19 June 1795 – 25 March 1860) was a Scottish surgeon, natural philosopher, and "gentleman scientist". He was a significant innovator in the treatment of clubfoot, spinal curvature, knock-knees, bandy legs, and squint; a significant pioneer of hypnotism and hypnotherapy, and an important and influential pioneer in the adoption of both hypnotic anaesthesia and chemical anaesthesia.
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