1. John Elliotson was always at the 'leading edge' of his profession: he was one of the first in Britain to use and promote the stethoscope, and one of the first to use acupuncture.
10 Facts About John Elliotson
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John Elliotson became interested in phrenology, and was founder and first President of the London Phrenological Society.
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John Elliotson's tests focussed on whether the girls could tell 'mesmerised' from 'unmesmerised' water.
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The Council of the University College, after months of deliberation, passed a resolution on 27 December 1838, "That the Hospital Committee be instructed to take such steps as they shall deem most advisable, to prevent the practice of Mesmerism or Animal Magnetism within the Hospital"; and John Elliotson, on reading the contents of the resolution, resigned all of his appointments forthwith.
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John Elliotson exhorted his hearers to study mesmerism calmly and dispassionately, and reminded them, with more truth than tact, that all the greatest discoveries in medical science, and the most important improvements in its practice, had been opposed by the profession in the most violent and unprincipled manner.
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We should, John Elliotson said, never forget these things, nor allow authority, conceit, habit, or the fear of ridicule to make us hostile to truth.
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All this, John Elliotson said, should be borne in mind when considering the alleged facts of mesmerism.
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John Elliotson continued to provide mesmeric demonstrations from his own residence at 37 Conduit Street, Hanover Square.
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John Elliotson was a friend of Charles Dickens, and introduced Dickens to Mesmerism.
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John Elliotson is later killed by the Master Assassin Jacob Frye.