# George Starkey

> George Starkey (1628–1665) was a Colonial American alchemist, medical practitioner, and writer of numerous commentaries and chemical treatises that were widely circulated in Western Europe and influenced prominent men of science, including Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. After relocating from New England to London, England, in 1650, Starkey began writing under the pseudonym Eirenaeus Philalethes. Starkey remained in England and continued his career in medicine and alchemy until his death in the Great Plague of London in 1665.

*Early Colonial American alchemist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1628
- **Died:** 1665
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [George Starkey](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey)
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- [George Starkey](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey)
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- [George Starkey](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey)
- [George Starkey](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey)
- [George Starkey (Eyrénée Philalèthe)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey_(Eyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_Philal%C3%A8the))
- [George Starkey](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Starkey)
- [Старки, Джордж](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B8%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725632)

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