An alchemist in Greenland: Hans Egede (1686–1758) and alchemical practice in the Colony of Hope

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 h...

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Published in:Ambix
Main Author: Norrgrén, Hilde
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Hans Egede
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spelling ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/85806 2023-05-15T16:25:37+02:00 An alchemist in Greenland: Hans Egede (1686–1758) and alchemical practice in the Colony of Hope Norrgrén, Hilde 2021-03-19T10:19:28Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/85806 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-88461 https://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2020.1747305 EN eng http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-88461 Norrgrén, Hilde . An alchemist in Greenland: Hans Egede (1686–1758) and alchemical practice in the Colony of Hope. Ambix. 2020, 67(2), 153-173 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/85806 1899216 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Ambix&rft.volume=67&rft.spage=153&rft.date=2020 Ambix 67 2 153 173 https://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2020.1747305 URN:NBN:no-88461 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/85806/1/An%2BAlchemist%2Bin%2BGreenland%2BHans%2BEgede%2B1686%2B1758%2Band%2BAlchemical%2BPractice%2Bin%2Bthe%2BColony%2Bof%2BHope.pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND 0002-6980 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2021 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2020.1747305 2021-05-05T22:31:00Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Hans Egede Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Greenland Ambix 67 2 153 173
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