Another literary work taking inspiration from the alchemical tradition is the 1988 novel The Alchemist by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. Visual artists have had a similar relationship with …

Alchemy and alchemist are in fact older words than chemistry and chemist in English. Alchemists believed that lead could be “perfected” into gold, that diseases could be cured, and that life …

Nov 28, 2025 · Philosophy & Religion Religious Beliefs Wijck, Thomas: Alchemist Alchemist, oil on panel by Thomas Wijck, 17th century. 41 × 37.2 cm.

ALCHEMIST definition: 1. a person who uses or seems to use alchemy (= attempts to to change ordinary metals into gold…. Learn more.

Alchemist definition: a person who is versed in or practices alchemy.. See examples of ALCHEMIST used in a sentence.

Nov 8, 2025 · An important Western alchemist of the late 13th century was the pseudonymous Latin writer who called himself Geber in homage to the 8th-century Arab alchemist Jābir ibn …

Alchemy and alchemist are in fact older words than chemistry and chemist in English. Alchemists believed that lead could be “perfected” into gold, that diseases could be cured, and that life …

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 …

Paracelsus was a German-Swiss physician and alchemist who established the role of chemistry in medicine. He published Der grossen Wundartzney (Great Surgery Book) in 1536 and a clinical …

Nov 28, 2025 · The first Chinese alchemist who is reasonably well known was Ko Hung (ad 283–343), whose book Pao-p’u-tzu (pseudonym of Ko Hung) contains two chapters with …