Nicolas Bergasse
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Nicolas Bergasse was a French
lawyer
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He was born at Lyon
. In his early years, he became a disciple of Franz Mesmer
, and published a systemization of Mesmerism titled Considérations sur le magnetisme animal.
During the French Revolution he delivered a report to the National Assembly
on the organization of justice. He is also celebrated for his quarrel with Beaumarchais and his Essay on Property.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
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He was born at Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. In his early years, he became a disciple of Franz Mesmer
Franz Mesmer
Franz Anton Mesmer , sometimes, albeit incorrectly, referred to as Friedrich Anton Mesmer, was a German physician with an interest in astronomy, who theorised that there was a natural energetic transference that occurred between all animated and inanimate objects that he called magnétisme animal ...
, and published a systemization of Mesmerism titled Considérations sur le magnetisme animal.
During the French Revolution he delivered a report to the National Assembly
National Assembly (French Revolution)
During the French Revolution, the National Assembly , which existed from June 17 to July 9, 1789, was a transitional body between the Estates-General and the National Constituent Assembly.-Background:...
on the organization of justice. He is also celebrated for his quarrel with Beaumarchais and his Essay on Property.