An alchemist is a person versed in the art of alchemy. Western alchemy flourished in Greco-Roman Egypt, the Islamic world during the Middle Ages, and then in Europe from the 13th to the 18th centuries. Indian alchemists and Chinese alchemists made contributions to Eastern varieties of the art. Alchemy is still practiced today by a few, and alchemist characters still appear in recent fictional works and video games.
Many alchemists are known from the thousands of surviving alchemical manuscripts and books. Some of their names are listed below. Due to the tradition of pseudepigraphy, the true author of some alchemical writings may differ from the name most often associated with that work. Some well-known historical figures such as Albertus Magnus and Aristotle are often incorrectly named amongst the alchemists as a result. {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}{{#ifeq:||}}
LegendaryEdit
- Anqi Sheng
- Hermes Trismegistus
- Ostanes
- Nicolas Flamel
- Perenelle Flamel
- Christian Rosenkreuz
- Abraham Eleazar
Greco-Roman EgyptEdit
IndiaEdit
- Kanada, sage and philosopher (6th century BC)
- Nagarjuna (born 931)
- Yogi Vemana
- Siddhar Tamil sage and philosophers
- Nayanmars Tamil sage and philosophers
- Alvars Tamil sage and philosophers
- Vallalar, Tamil 18th Century sage and philosopher
- Arunagirinathar Tamil 15th Century sage and philosopher
- Agastiyar Tamil Sage
- Korakkar Tamil Sage
- Thirumoolar Tamil Sage
- Bogar Tamil Sage
- Kagapujandar Tamil Sage
- Vaalmiki Tamil Sage
- Pattinathar Tamil Sage
- Kalangi Nathar Tamil Sage
- Pathanjali Tamil Sage
- Naradhar
ChinaEdit
- Kong Anguo (ca. 156 – ca. 74 BC)
- Keng Hsien-Seng (circa A.D. 975)
- Ge Hong/ Ko Hong (283–343)
- Jiajing Emperor (1507 – 1567)
- Liu Yiming (1734–1821)
- Pao Ku Ko (third century A.D.)
- Shen Yu Hsiu (15th century)
- Sun Pu-Eh (12th century)
- Sun Simiao (died 682)
- Tao Hongjing (456–536)
- Wei Boyang
- Xu Fu (255 BC- 210 BC)
- Zhang Guo the Elder (c. 600)
- Zou Yan (305 BC – 240 BC)
Arabic-Islamic worldEdit
- Khalid ibn Yazid, known in Latin as Calid (died 704)
- Jabir ibn Hayyan, known in Latin as Geber (died Template:Circa–816)
- Dhu al-Nun al-Misri (born 796)
- Abu Bakr al-Razi (Template:Circa–925 or 935)
- Ibn Umayl, known in Latin as Senior Zadith (Template:Circa–960)
- al-Tughrai (1061–1121)
- Artephius (c. 1150)
- al-Jildaki, also written al-Jaldaki (died 1342)
EuropeEdit
Revival and modernEdit
Scholars of alchemyEdit
Indirectly involved with alchemyEdit
- Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612)
- Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BC)
- Yongzheng Emperor (1678–1735)