animal magnetism

purported force in living things
Thing principle Q547546
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animal magnetism

Summary

animal magnetism is a principle[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,331 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • animal magnetism is credited with the discovery of Franz Anton Mesmer[3].
  • animal magnetism's instance of is recorded as principle[4].
  • animal magnetism's instance of is recorded as alternative medicine[5].
  • animal magnetism's instance of is recorded as branch of pseudoscience[6].
  • animal magnetism's instance of is recorded as hypnosis[7].
  • animal magnetism is a type of hypnosis[8].
  • animal magnetism's Commons category is recorded as Animal magnetism[9].
  • animal magnetism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Animal magnetism[10].
  • animal magnetism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • animal magnetism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • animal magnetism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • animal magnetism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • animal magnetism's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[15].
  • animal magnetism's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include principle[4], alternative medicine[5], branch of pseudoscience[6], and hypnosis[7]. animal magnetism is a type of hypnosis[8].

Why It Matters

animal magnetism ranks in the top 8% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,331 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of hypnosis
    Instance of principle, alternative medicine, branch of pseudoscience +1
    Discoverer or inventor Franz Anton Mesmer
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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