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An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy
Alchemy

Alchemy , a part of the Occult Tradition, is both a philosophy and a practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties....
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An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy
Alchemy

Alchemy , a part of the Occult Tradition, is both a philosophy and a practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties....
. Alchemist may also refer to:

People and groups


  • The Alchemist (producer)
    The Alchemist (producer)

    Alan Daniel Maman, better known as The Alchemist, is a hip hop music producer and Rapper. He hails from affluent Beverly Hills, California....
    , a hip hop music producer
  • Alchemist (band)
    Alchemist (band)

    Alchemist is an Australian heavy metal music band from Canberra, combining death metal, progressive rock, Psychedelic rock, Eastern music, Aboriginal music and electronic music influences....
    , an Australian progressive metal band
  • Alchemist (company)
    Alchemist (company)

    is a Japanese based company that specializes in the development of visual novel video games porting for use on home consoles such as Sega Dreamcast and the Sony Playstation 2....
    , a Japanese based company that develops video games
  • Johann der Alchimist, Margrave of Brandenburg, 1440 to 1464


Books and stories

  • The Alchemist (novel)
    The Alchemist (novel)

    The Alchemist is an allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho first published in 1988. It follows Santiago, a young Spanish shepherd, on a journey to fulfill his Personal Legend....
    , the translated title of a 1988 allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho
    Paulo Coelho

    Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist....
  • The Alchemist
    The Alchemist (play)

    The Alchemist is a comedy by English literature playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 in literature by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature....
    , a play by Ben Jonson
    Ben Jonson

    Benjamin Jonson was an England English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satire plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist , and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his Lyric poetry poems....
  • The Alchemist, a novel by Donna Boyd
  • "The Alchemist" (short story)
    The Alchemist (short story)

    "The Alchemist" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1908 in literature, when Lovecraft was 17 or 18, and first published in the November 1916 in literature issue of the United Amateur....
    , a short story by H. P. Lovecraft
    H. P. Lovecraft

    Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an United States author of horror fiction, fantasy fiction, and science fiction, known then simply as weird fiction....
  • The Alchemist (novelette), a science fiction novelette by Charles L. Harness
    Charles L. Harness

    Charles Leonard Harness was an United States science fiction writer. He was born in Colorado City, Texas and grew up just outside it, then later in Fort Worth....
  • The Alchemists, a science fiction novel by Geary Gravel
    Geary Gravel

    Infobox Writer for more information see...
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
    Fullmetal Alchemist

    Fullmetal Alchemist, known in Japan as , is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after European Industrial Revolution....
    , the English title of a series of Japanese manga and anime created by Hiromu Arakawa
  • The Neutronium Alchemist
    The Neutronium Alchemist

    The Neutronium Alchemist is a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton and is the second book in The Night's Dawn Trilogy. It follows on from The Reality Dysfunction and precedes The Naked God....
    , the second book in The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton
  • Element Lad
    Element Lad

    Element Lad is a fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the , a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He is from the planet Trom....
    , a comic superhero sometimes known by the codename "Alchemist"
  • The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
    The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

    The Alchemyst is a 2007 novel by Irish author Michael Scott , the first part in the six-book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel." "A fabulous read." "Irish author Scott draws on a wide knowledge of world mythology to stage a battle between the Dark Elders and their hired gun?Dr....
    , a fantasy novel by Michael Scott.


Art


Music

  • The Alchemist (album)
    The Alchemist (album)

    The Alchemist is the third album from the Sweden doom metal band Witchcraft . The album was released in 2007 by Rise Above Records. The Japanese version contains the bonus track "Sweet Honey Pie" by Roky Erickson, which originally appeared on Scandinavian Friends: A Tribute to Roky Erickson....
    , the third album by Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft
  • The Alchemist (Avatar album), the 1996 debut album of Romanian death metal band Avatar
    Avatar (Romanian band)

    Avatar is a death metal band from Romania. The band was founded in 1996....
  • The Alchemist (Home album), the 1973 album released by Home
    Home (UK band)

    Home was a British rock band, active in the early 1970s.The core line up was Mick Stubbs - lead guitar, lead vocals, Laurie Wisefield - lead guitar, vocals, Cliff Williams - bass, vocals, Mick Cook - drums....
    , a British rock band
  • The Alchemist (Philip Pickett album), a solo album released in 1998 by Philip Pickett
    Philip Pickett

    Philip Pickett is an England musician, recorder player and director of early music ensembles, notably The New London Consort....
  • "Alchemist", a track sung by Russell Watson on the album Amore Musica
    Amore Musica

    Amore Musica is the fourth album by British people tenor Russell Watson released in 2005....
  • "The Alchemist", a song by Bruce Dickinson from the 1998 album, The Chemical Wedding
    The Chemical Wedding

    The Chemical Wedding is a heavy metal music album released in 1998 by Bruce Dickinson in collaboration with guitarist/producer Roy Z. The album draws some inspiration from the works of William Blake - of whom some paintings are featured in the artwork, as well as both sung and spoken excerpts from Blake's prophetic works - although the n...


Film

  • The Alchemist (film)
    The Alchemist (film)

    The Alchemist is a 1984 in film horror film about a man who desires to avenge a curse placed on him by an evil magician. The film was directed by Charles Band, and stars Robert Ginty, Lucinda Dooling, and John Sanderford....
    , a 1986 horror film
  • The Alchemist (2009 film), a film scheduled for release in 2009


Other works

  • The Alchemist (play)
    The Alchemist (play)

    The Alchemist is a comedy by English literature playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 in literature by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature....
    , a 17th century play by Ben Jonson
  • The Alchemist (painting), a 17th century painting of an alchemical laboratory by David Teniers the Younger
    David Teniers the Younger

    David Teniers the Younger , a Flemings artist born in Antwerp, was the more celebrated son of David Teniers the Elder, almost ranking in celebrity with Peter Paul Rubens and Van Dyck....


Other uses

  • Alchemist (video game)
    Alchemist (video game)

    Alchemist is a computer game developed by Ian Weatherburn for the ZX Spectrum and released by Imagine Software in 1983. It is an action adventure game in which the player controls an alchemist who may transformed into a golden eagle....
    , a 1983 ZX Spectrum game
  • The Alchemist, a recurring character on The Venture Bros.
  • Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
    Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!

    Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! is an United States/Japanese animated television series, and was created by Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of Teen Titans , with animation being done by a Japanese studio known as The Answer Studio ....
     has a character called The Alchemist


See also

  • List of alchemists
    List of alchemists

    An alchemist was a person versed in the art of alchemy, an ancient branch of natural philosophy that eventually evolved into chemistry and pharmacology....
  • List of chemists
    List of chemists

    This is a list of famous chemists: ...
     – includes some alchemists
  • List of occultists
    List of occultists

    List of notable occultists and mysticisms.This is a list of notable people, whether contemporary, historical or legendary, who are or were involved in any of the following practices and traditions:...
     – includes several alchemists