HF01-02 THE CULTURE OF REMEMBRANCE IN GERMANY OF JAMES GRAHAM (1745-1794) OF LONDON—PHYSICIAN, EARLY SEX THERAPIST AND “INVENTOR” OF THE “CELESTIAL BED”

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You have accessJournal of UrologyHistory of Urology Forum I (HF01)1 Sep 2021HF01-02 THE CULTURE OF REMEMBRANCE IN GERMANY OF JAMES GRAHAM (1745-1794) OF LONDON—PHYSICIAN, EARLY SEX THERAPIST AND “INVENTOR” OF THE “CELESTIAL BED” Friedrich H. Moll, Thorsten Halling, Nils Hansson, Nils Loeffelbein, and Matthis Krischel Friedrich H. MollFriedrich H. Moll More articles by this author , Thorsten HallingThorsten Halling More articles by this author , Nils HanssonNils Hansson More articles by this author , Nils LoeffelbeinNils Loeffelbein More articles by this author , and Matthis KrischelMatthis Krischel More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001992.02AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Widely accepted as the world's first sex therapist the remarkable eighteenth-century celebrity James Graham 1745 -1794 opened in London his first Temple of Health (Templum Aesculapio Sacrum) at the Adelphi in 1780. Born in GB, Graham visited the United States in 1770 and met as an enthusiastic of medical electricity famous Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). The elaborated electro-magnetic apparatus which treated patients with electricity, chemistry and magnetism were on display and use in his “exhibition”. Here Graham gave lectures and performed with the help of a succession of Goddesses of Health, displayed as models of physical perfection. Young Emma Hamilton (1865-1815) (then known as Emy Lyon), was employed as the goddess Vestina. Graham guaranteed both ecstasy and fertility to the users of his infamous bed. Seeking to historicize sex, historians and medical historians have started to incorporate the study of the body and sexuality into the history of science under aspects of women, males and gender. METHODS: We analysed archived newspapers and common journals of the time from several national and international archives e.g. at Berlin (Staatsbibliothek), Heidelberg (Universitätsbibliothek) and Vienna (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) RESULTS: A special need to present general information to a broader public evolved during the Age of Enlightment in Europe and were part of a special medicalization process. As questions about sexuality were under moral, political or religious concerns major lines of discourses in society are promoted in such shows. These presentations of gender and sex which found with the name of Graham just the way in German speaking papers were major topics in establishing later the “new science” of urology, too. The long eighteenth century as the century of changes in the ways in which the human body was understood, “modern” sexuality was constructed, and sexual activities were carried out. CONCLUSIONS: The study is intended to suggest the international dimensions the therapy of orders of sexuality had at the Age of Enlightment. In its general perspective, this contribution tries to understand the impact of sex therapy had in the history of urology. Further on the promotion of topics related to early urology helped the new specialty to gain popularity. Source of Funding: none © 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 206Issue Supplement 3September 2021Page: e227-e227 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Friedrich H. Moll More articles by this author Thorsten Halling More articles by this author Nils Hansson More articles by this author Nils Loeffelbein More articles by this author Matthis Krischel More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...