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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.
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. Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials.
Cornelius Drebbel (1572–1633), Dutch inventor, alchemist and chemist; Vratislav Ducháček (1941–2018), Czech chemist; Carl Duisberg (1861–1935), German chemist, early administrative industrial chemist; Jean Baptiste Dumas (1800–1884), French chemist, work on atomic weights; Helen Dyer (1895–1998), American biochemist and early cancer ...
Mary the Jewess – First Western alchemist (1st century) [6] Menander – First century Samaritan Gnostic; Moses – Prophet in Abrahamic religions [7] Moses of Alexandria – Early alchemist; Nigidius Figulus – Roman philosopher and writer; Ostanes – Pen-name used by several pseudo-anonymous authors of Greek and Latin works of alchemy
Van Kleiss (Generator Rex) – main antagonist; Kowalski (Penguins of Madagascar) – team's scientist and inventor; Doctor Krieger (Archer TV series) – head of the ISIS applied research department; Professor Membrane (Invader Zim) – super-scientist; "the man without whom this world falls into chaos, and the inventor of Super Toast"
True to its name, Chlorophyte has plant-themed properties, and can be used to craft armor and weapons that harness the powers of plants. It can be combined with glowing mushrooms to make Shroomite, a blue fungi-themed version of the same metal used in ranged weapons and armor, or with ectoplasm to create Spectre Bars, a glowing ghost-themed ...
Fulcanelli (fl. 1920s) was the name used by a French alchemist and esoteric author, whose identity is still debated. [1] The name Fulcanelli seems to be a play on words: Vulcan, the ancient Roman god of fire, plus El, a Canaanite name for God and so the Sacred Fire.
Azoth – initially this referred to a supposed universal solvent but later became another name for Mercury. Bitumen – highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. Blende; Brimstone – sulfur; Flowers of sulfur – formed by distilling sulfur. Caustic potash/caustic wood alkali – potassium hydroxide, formed by adding lime to potash.