French alchemists

Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book Les Prophéties (published in 1555), a collection of 942 poetic quatrains allegedly predicting future events.

French scrivener

French cryptographer (1523-1596)

chemist in the 17th century

French jurisconsult

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 Franciscan, alchemist and writer (1310–1365)

French scholar (1620-1671)

French writer and alchemist (1899–1982)

French alchemist

French doctor and alchemist.

French alchemist

French alchemist

French alchemist

writer

French alchemist (1510–1567)

French chemist

French photographer (1819-1909)

chemist and natural philosopher

French alchemist of the 18th century