James Richard Cocke (1863 – 1900), who had been blind since infancy, was an
American physician, homeopath, and a pioneer hypnotherapist.
He
was born in the South of the United States, and had been totally blind since he
was an infant. His sight had been completely destroyed when acid was accidentally
applied to his eyes when he was just three weeks old. 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":
