Jakob Böhme (1575–1624) Bohemian shoemaker and mystic, whose works are important to a spiritual interpretation of Alchemy. Jakob Böhme (also spelled Jacob Boehme), called the German Theosopher, was famous in his lifetime
Heinrich Khunrath (1560–1601 or 1604) was an influential German alchemist. Heinrich Khunrath’s work blends philosophical elements of Rosicrucianism, the Kabbalah, and Paracelsian thought. Khunrath was born in 1560 in Leipzig. He obtained his medical degree in 1588 at the University
Michael Sendivogius (1566–1646) was a Moravian alchemist. Born in Moravia, Michael Sendivogius—whose true last name was Sensophax—was an expert in mining and manufacturing of pigments who lived in Cracow, Poland. He led
Seton, Alexander (17th c.) Scottish alchemist imprisoned and brutally tortured for his knowledge of how to make the Philosopher's Stone. Alexander Seton was probably born to a noble family. Little is known
George Starkey (1628–1665) was an American physician and alchemist. George Starkey became interested in Alchemy early in life. In the 1640s, he studied medicine at Harvard and then practiced as a physician
John Frederick Schweitzer Helvetius (1625–1709) was a Dutch court physician and alchemist who said he successfully transmuted LEAD into GOLD. Helvetius was born John Frederick Schweitzer in 1625 in Kothen in the
Abraham, The Jew: (Alchemist and magician, circa, 1400). Comparatively few biographical facts are forthcoming concerning this German Jew, who was at once alchemist, magician and philosopher; and these few facts are mostly
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832) German writer, poet, and alchemist. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s works are heavy in alchemical symbolism, especially his most famous work, Faust, considered one of the world’s greatest
Abraham Eleazar (14th c.?) was a Mysterious Jewish alchemist, associated by some with Nicholas Flamel. Nothing is known about the life of Abraham Eleazar other than what is contained in his book
Sir Kenelm Digby (1601–1665) was an English alchemist. Sir Kenelm Digby was a colourful character, though of modest achievement in Alchemy. He is best known for his cures based on sympathetic Magic.
Jean de Roquetaillade, also known as John of Rupescissa (14th c.) was a French monk and alchemist of dubious reputation. John de Rupecissa was a Franciscan who gained fame in about the
Jean Delisle (17th–18th c.) was a French blacksmith, fraudulent alchemist, and rogue. Jean Delisle—which may not have been his real Christian name—was born to a peasant family in Provence, France. Delisle was
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