Hector Durville
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Hector Durville was a French occultist and magnetizer. He is the father of Henri Durville.
Durville directed the Journal of Magnetism, which had been founded by Baron du Potet. He founded a number of occult institutions including:
- The University of High Studies, Paris. It consisted of the faculties of Hermetic Sciences, Magnetic Sciences and Spirit Sciences.
- The Practical School of Magnetism, Mozart Avenue, Paris.
- The Eudiaque Order, an initiate spiritual society, where the main objective consisted in magnifying the human person. Followers investigated animal magnetism and the effects of hypnosis.