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James Braid

1795 - 1860

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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. He is regarded by some, such as Kroger (2008, p. 3), as the "Father of Modern Hypnotism"; however, in relation to the issue of there being significant connections between Braid's "hypnotism" and "modern hypnotism" (as practised), let alone "identity", Weitzenhoffer (2000, p. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Braid is the 440th most popular physician (down from 342nd in 2019), the 2,564th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,844th in 2019) and the 36th most popular British Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, James Braid ranks 440 out of 726. Before him are Hilary Koprowski, Wilhelm Stekel, Realdo Colombo, Gazi Yaşargil, Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke, and Crawford Long. After him are Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Ernest Duchesne, Giorgio Biandrata, Antonio Bertoloni, Dorotea Bucca, and Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, James Braid ranks 40. Before him are Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Anton Schindler, Heinrich Rose, Kondraty Ryleyev, Karl Ludwig Sand, and Ghazi Muhammad. After him are Joseph Böhm, Peter Jan Beckx, Arthur Morin, Joseph Bienaimé Caventou, Bernt Michael Holmboe, and Charles Barry. Among people deceased in 1860, James Braid ranks 37. Before him are Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi, Eduard Friedrich Eversmann, Ludwig Rellstab, Martin Rathke, and Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. After him are Johann Friedrich Klotzsch, Christian Gmelin, Tokugawa Nariaki, Louis Hersent, Duchess Marie of Württemberg, and Charles Barry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Braid ranks 2,565 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Lancaster (1949), Ray Clemence (1948), Lesley Nicol (1953), Michael Tippett (1905), Alan Gardiner (1879), and Anthony Jenkinson (1529). After him are Alexander Parkes (1813), William Foulke (1874), James Harrington (1611), Midge Ure (1953), Robert Morley (1908), and John Kemp Starley (1854).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, James Braid ranks 36. Before him are Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), William Cullen (1710), Robert Darwin (1766), Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836), Robert Liston (1794), and Lorna Wing (1928). After him are Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816), William Bayliss (1860), William Stukeley (1687), William Turner (1510), Ernest Starling (1866), and James Young Simpson (1811).

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