Category: Alchemists

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…

Edward Kelly (1555–1595) was a fraudulent alchemist, best known for his turbulent partnership with JOHN DEE. Edward Kelly’s name was also spelled Kelley; he used…

Jacques Coeur(15th c.) was a French fraudulent alchemist. Jacques Coeur was a flamboyant man who enjoyed prestige in the court of King Charles VII of…

Thomas Charnock (1526–1581) was an English alchemist. Thomas Charnock was born in 1524 in Faversham, Kent. In his early twenties, he became fascinated by Alchemy…

Robert Fludd in Morborum Integrum Mysterium 1631 Robert Fludd (1574–1637) was a Brilliant English physician and alchemist. Robert Fludd was one of the most preeminent…

Nicholas Flamel (1330–1416) French scribe, bookseller, and adept who, according to legend, became one of the most successful alchemists ever. With the help of an…

Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) Danish astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe on December 14, 1546, at Knutsstorp Castle in Skåne (then part of Denmark, now Sweden), was…

Robert Boyle (1627–1691) was an Irish physicist, chemist, and alchemist. Robert Boyle was of noble birth, the 14th child of the earl of Cork who…

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…