20th-century alchemists

Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912)

Chilean-French filmmaker and comics writer

American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000)

Fulcanelli (fl. 1920s) was the name used by a French alchemist and esoteric writer, whose identity is still debated. 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.

French writer and alchemist (1899–1982)

American self-declared messiah

British writer

Uruguayan businessman (1847–1933)

French photographer (1819-1909)

Italian alchemist (1861-1930)