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Depiction of Mary the Jewess, considered the first non-fictitious Western alchemist. From Michael Maier's Symbola Aurea MensaeDuodecim Nationum (1617) 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 ...
Cleopatra the Alchemist (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; fl. c. 3rd century AD) was a Greek alchemist, writer, and philosopher. She experimented with practical alchemy but is also credited as one of the four female alchemists who could produce the philosopher's stone .
The work included recipes for medicines, distilled oils and cosmetics, and was the only book published by a female alchemist in the 16th century. [ 19 ] 1572: Italian botanist Loredana Marcello died from the plague – but not before developing several effective palliative formulas for plague sufferers, which were used by many physicians.
Z. Zelda (The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom) Zenioba (Spirited Away) Zelena (Once Upon a Time) Zeta the Sorceress (Shimmer and Shine) Zi Yuan (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) Florence Zimmerman (The House with a Clock in Its Walls & 2018 film) Rochelle Zimmerman
This is a list of chemists. It should include those who have been important to the development or practice of chemistry . Their research or application has made significant contributions in the area of basic or applied chemistry.
Works of female cosmetic and medicinal remedies were strategically written under the name of a woman, so the work itself would be underscored of its value and authenticity by the male population, while still being reputable in the eyes of women during that time. [2] The "secrets" were recipes of different cosmetic and medicinal purposes. [2]
Occultism is one form of mysticism. [a] This list comprises and encompasses people, both contemporary and historical, who are or were professionally or otherwise notably involved in occult practices, including alchemists, astrologers, some Kabbalists, [b] magicians, psychics, sorcerers, and practitioners some forms of divination, especially Tarot.
Fictional alchemists, practitioners of alchemy.Alchemy was an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe.