Alchemist
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An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy
Alchemy
Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...

. Alchemist may also refer to:

People and groups

  • The Alchemist (producer)
    The Alchemist (producer)
    Alan Daniel Maman , better known as The Alchemist, is an American hip hop producer, DJ and rapper. He hails from Beverly Hills, California...

    , a hip hop music producer and rapper
  • Alchemist (band)
    Alchemist (band)
    Alchemist is an Australian progressive metal band from Canberra whose style combines death metal, progressive rock, psychedelic, Eastern, Aboriginal and electronic influences. The band formed in 1987 and has so far released six studios albums, an EP and a compilation album. Work began on a new EP...

    , an Australian progressive metal band
  • Alchemist (company)
    Alchemist (company)
    is a Japanese video game developer. It specializes in the development of visual novel video games ports for use on home video game consoles such as the PlayStation 2 and the defunct Dreamcast.-Dreamcast:*Baldr Force EXE*Chocolat: Maid Cafe Curio...

    , 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. The Alchemist was originally written in Portuguese. It has sold more than 65 million copies in more than 150 countries, becoming one of the best-selling books in history....

    , the translated title of a 1988 allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho
  • The Alchemist (play)
    The Alchemist (play)
    The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 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
  • 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, when Lovecraft was 17 or 18, and first published in the November 1916 issue of the United Amateur.-Plot summary:...

    , a short story by H. P. Lovecraft
  • The Alchemist (novelette), a science fiction novelette by Charles L. Harness
  • The Alchemists, a science fiction novel by Geary Gravel
    Geary Gravel
    Geary Gravel is an American science fiction author and professional sign language interpreter. He lives in western Massachusetts and has written eleven books.-Bibliography:*The Alchemists Geary Gravel (born 1951) is an American science fiction author and professional sign language interpreter. He...

  • Fullmetal Alchemist
    Fullmetal Alchemist
    , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the 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. It was published in the United Kingdom by Macmillan Publishers on 20 October 1997...

    , 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. A native of the planet Trom, he has the power to transmute chemical elements.-Pre-Zero Hour:...

    , 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: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel is the first novel in the six book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. It is written by Irish author Michael Scott and was published in May 2007...

    , a fantasy novel by Michael Scott
  • The Alchemist one of the villains in the VeggieTales
    VeggieTales
    VeggieTales is an American series of children's computer animated films featuring anthropomorphic vegetables in stories conveying moral themes based on Christianity...

     spinoff series, Larry Boy: The Animated Series.

Music

  • The Alchemist (Witchcraft album), the third album by Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft
  • The Alchemist (Avatar album), the 1996 debut album of Romanian death metal band Avatar
  • The Alchemist (Home album)
    The Alchemist (Home album)
    The Alchemist is an album by British rock band Home, released in 1973 on the CBS Records label. It was the last album released by the group before they went their separate ways in 1974. Cliff Williams went on to join Bandit from 1975 to 1977 before he replaced Mark Evans in Australian hard rock...

    , the 1973 album released by Home, a British rock band
  • The Alchemist (Philip Pickett album), a solo album released in 1998 by Philip Pickett
  • "Alchemist", a track sung by Russell Watson on the album Amore Musica
    Amore Musica
    Amore Musica is the fourth album by British tenor Russell Watson released in 2005.- Track listing :# "Amore E Musica"# "Magia Sarà"# "You Raise Me Up"# "Gladiatore" - based on the film Gladiator# "I Te Vurria Vasa"# "I Believe"...

  • "The Alchemist", a song by Bruce Dickinson from the 1998 album, The Chemical Wedding
    The Chemical Wedding (Bruce Dickinson album)
    The Chemical Wedding is the fifth solo album by English heavy metal singer Bruce Dickinson, released on 14 July 1998 through Sanctuary Records...

  • "The Alchemist" By Iron Maiden (including Bruce Dickinson) on the 2010 album, The Final Frontier

Film

  • The Alchemist (film)
    The Alchemist (film)
    The Alchemist is a 1984 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.-Plot:...

    , 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 playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 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

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 transform into a golden eagle.-History:...

    , 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!, commonly known by its initialism, SRMTHFG, is an American/Japanese anime 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
  • Alchemist, a recurring job class in the Final Fantasy
    Final Fantasy
    is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...

     series, a British coaster

See also

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