# James Price

> James Price, born James Higginbotham, was an English chemist and alchemist who claimed to be able to turn mercury into silver or gold. When challenged to perform the conversion a second time in front of credible witnesses, he instead killed himself by drinking prussic acid.

*English chemist and alchemist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-price

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1757
- **Died:** 1783-07-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Прайс, Джеймс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81)
- [جيمس برايس (كيميائى من مملكه بريطانيا العظمى)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3_(%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%D9%89))
- [Ceyms Prays (kimyaçı)](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceyms_Prays_(kimya%C3%A7%C4%B1))
- [James Price (chemist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Price_(chemist))
- [James Price](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Price)
- [James Price (alchimista)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Price_(alchimista))
- [James Price](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Price)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3806705)

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