▁ ▁born ▁in ▁Cross m ol ina ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Chap lain , ▁he ▁was ▁Arch de acon ▁of ▁Ag h ado e ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 7 3 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁Category : Ch urch ▁of ▁Ireland ▁pri ests ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Ang lic an ▁pri ests ▁Category : Arch de a cons ▁of ▁Ag h ado e ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Cross m ol ina ▁Category : 1 7 0 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 7 6 8 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Franz ▁Anton ▁Mes mer ▁( ; ▁; ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 7 3 4 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁doctor ▁with ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁astronom y . ▁He ▁the or ised ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁natural ▁ ▁energy ▁trans ference ▁occurr ing ▁between ▁all ▁animated ▁and ▁in animate ▁objects ; ▁this ▁he ▁called ▁" an imal ▁magnet ism ", ▁sometimes ▁later ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁mes mer ism . ▁( In ▁modern ▁times ▁New ▁Age ▁ ▁spiritual ists ▁have ▁rev ived ▁a ▁similar ▁idea .) ▁Mes mer ' s ▁theory ▁attract ed ▁a ▁wide ▁following ▁between ▁about ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁have ▁some ▁influence ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century .