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(Q7499)

English

Mary the Jewess

Alchemist who lived between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE in Alexandria.

  • María la judía
  • María Profética
  • maria profetisa
  • María profetisa
  • Miriam la profetisa
  • Ary la profetisa
  • María la Copta
  • Maria
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instance of
human
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Mary the jewess by Michael Maier.jpg
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media legend
Απεικόνιση της Μαρίας της Ιουδαίας στο βιβλίο του Γερμανού αλχημιστή Μίχαελ Μάιερ Symbola Aurea Mensae Duodecim Nationum (1617). (Greek)
Gravat de representació de Míriam la Profetessa del llibre de Michael Maier Symbola Aurea Mensae Duodecim Nationum (1617). (Catalan)
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given name
Miriam
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date of birth
200 BCE
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place of birth
Alexandria
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stated in
Maria the Jewess--founding mother of alchemy
retrieved
24 July 2020
page(s)
187
quotation
As far as I could ascertain, it has so far not been established when precisely did takeplace the identification of the Alexandrian Jewish alchemist Maria with Miriam the sister of Moses. (English)
date of death
unknown value
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place of death
Alexandria
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student of
Pseudo-Democritus
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stated in
Maria the Jewess--founding mother of alchemy
retrieved
24 July 2020
page(s)
184
quotation
The Arab alchemical author aI-Habib (dates unknown) says that Maria was a disciple of (pseudo-) Democritus, and the teacher of "king Aros (Horus)" (English)
work period (start)
3. century
sourcing circumstances
possibly
1 reference
stated in
Maria the Jewess--founding mother of alchemy
retrieved
24 July 2020
page(s)
178
quotation
We can thus tentatively assign her floruit to the early third century A.D. at the latest. (English)
work period (end)
3. century
sourcing circumstances
possibly
1 reference
stated in
Maria the Jewess--founding mother of alchemy
retrieved
24 July 2020
page(s)
178
quotation
We can thus tentatively assign her floruit to the early third century A.D. at the latest. (English)
said to be the same as
Miriam
1 reference
stated in
Maria the Jewess--founding mother of alchemy
retrieved
24 July 2020
page(s)
187
quotation
As far as I could ascertain, it has so far not been established when precisely did takeplace the identification of the Alexandrian Jewish alchemist Maria with Miriam the sister of Moses. (English)
Commons category
Mary the Jewess
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Identifiers

VIAF ID
250996421
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963166293189300710001
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DUC ID
marie-2
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FemBio ID
18673
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Pinakes author ID
1802
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TLG author ID
1480
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