FAQ About Franz Mesmer
Were there any notable followers or students of Mesmer?
Yes, one of Mesmer's most prominent students was Armand Marie Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis de Puységur, who further developed Mesmer's ideas and discovered occurrences of deep trance states in patients, significantly contributing to the development of hypnotism. Puységur’s work laid important groundwork for the evolution of methodologies in hypnotherapy.
