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TOPHAM, Sir William (1810 – 1895)

TOPHAM, Sir William (1810 – 1895)

1810 – 1895

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Unknown engraver · eBay · Public domain

1842 CE

#5650.1

Account of a case of sccessful amputation of the thigh during the mesmeric state.

The original account of the first major operation performed in England using hypnosis as a form of anesthesia. The amputation was performed by Ward. Topham, a lawyer interested in mesmerism, performed the hypnosis. Th…