An Alchemist in Greenland: Hans Egede (1686–1758) and Alchemical Practice in the Colony of Hope (2020)
Norrgrén, Hilde (Author)
Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Volume: 67
Issue: 2
Pages: 153-173
The article explores the practical and social circumstances of the alchemical experiments performed by the Norwegian priest and missionary Hans Egede (1686–1758) in the Colony of Hope in Greenland. Sources not previously used in connection with Egede’s alchemy are used to investigate in which ways his situation in the colony affected alchemical practice. A lack of fuel is found to have been a main obstacle which may have limited the number of experiments that Egede was able to perform in Greenland. At the same time, the area had natural resources that were useful to the alchemist, and Egede’s position as head of the colony gave access to resources that facilitated alchemical practice.
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