ArgumentHans Egede (1686–1758), the famous missionary and natural historian in Greenland, was one of very few known Norwegian alchemists. This article seeks to place Egede’s alchemy in the context of the European alchemical tradition by identifying his sources in alchemical literature. Through an analysis of Egede’s account of an alchemical experiment performed by him in 1727, Ole Borch, Johann Joachim Becher, and Michael Sendivogius are identified as his main sources. Egede’s procedure and choice of materials are shown to be based on texts by these authors. The article argues that Egede’s alchemical interest was more pervasive than hitherto understood, through the demonstration of connections between his alchemical studies and his work as a natural historian. Further it is argued that Egede’s alchemy was not unique or anachronistic but exemplifies the continued belief in and practice of transmutational alchemy in Denmark-Norway in the early decades of the eighteenth century.

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Hans Egede (1686–1758) 和丹麦-挪威的炼金术传统

格陵兰著名的传教士和自然历史学家汉斯·埃格德（Hans Egede，1686-1758 年）是为数不多的知名挪威炼金术士之一。本文试图通过确定 Egede 在炼金术文献中的来源，将 Egede 的炼金术置于欧洲炼金术传统的背景下。通过对 Egede 对他在 1727 年进行的炼金实验的描述的分析，Ole Borch、Johann Joachim Becher 和 Michael Sendivogius 被确定为他的主要来源。Egede 的程序和材料选择均基于这些作者的文本。文章认为，埃格德的炼金术兴趣比迄今为止所理解的更为普遍，通过证明他的炼金术研究与他作为自然历史学家的工作之间的联系。