Background
He was born in the South of the United States, and had been totally blind since he was an infant.
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James Cocke
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Boston University.
Career
His sight had been completely destroyed when acid was accidentally applied to his eyes when he was just three weeks old. He moved to Boston around 1885. He was considered to be "highly educated".
And, despite his total blindness, "was able to go around the city at will", and "could play a piano with much skill": "Doctor James P. Cocke of Boston, though blind, is one of the most enthusiastic bicycle riders.
He rides a duplicate with Mistress Cocke." Having moved to Boston around 1885, he graduated Doctor of Medicine from Boston University in June 1892, "having completed the full course of study, with an average percentage of 96 for the three years".
He was the first blind person to do southern Although he studied homeopathy for a time, he made his mark as a student of hypnotism, and as a successful hypnotherapist.
He wrote an important text-book on hypnotism in 1894.
The coroner’s verdict was suicide.
Membership
He was a member of the Medico-Legal Society of New New York
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Nationality
American