Anton Mesmer's Grave

In 1803 Mesmer left France for good, first living at Frauenfeld in Thurgau, Switzerland; then he retired to Meersburg, where he quietly practiced medicine from 1807. Here Mesmer apparently led a quiet and contented life, doing a little medicine, playing his glass harmonica, and remaining detached from the outside world until he died on the 15th of March, 1815.
A three sided memorial at the cemetery on the hill above the ancient village of Meersburg was designed by his friend Carl Wolfart. The memorial bears a sundial in the centre of the top face and various large carved Masonic symbols on all three sides. On the eastern side, Gods eye shining over Mesmer’s name; to the north-west, a representation of the solar system, with his birth date beneath the orbit of the earth; to the south west, a burning torch and a palm branch over the date of his death; and centred within the flat top is a sundial. Mesmer’s grave and monument remain in well preserved condition to this day.