Who was the real Nickolas Flammel?

Question

I know he was an alchemist!

Answer 1

He lived in the 14thCentry and was a book seller come Alchemist

take a look at this page which has a lot of information about him

http://www.themagicwandshop.co.uk/content.php?categoryId=53

Answer 2

Nicholas, or Nicolas, Flamel was a French alchemist who lived in the 15th century. Though accounts of his life are often taken as mythical, evidence attests to the tangibility of his existence: his house in Paris, built in 1407, still stands, at 51 rue de Montmorency (IIIe arrondissement). The building has been converted into a restaurant. However, his character and deeds have arguably proven quite legendary.

Flamel is supposed to have been the most accomplished of the European alchemists. It is claimed that he succeeded at the two magical goals of alchemy supposed to have been the chief aims of that discipline, that he made the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into gold, and that he and his wife Perenelle achieved immortality.

Flamel is supposed to have received a mysterious book, written by an ancient person known as Abraham the Jew, from a stranger. The book was full of Kabbalistic words in Greek and Hebrew. Flamel made it his life's work to understand the text of these lost secrets. He travelled to universities in Andalusia to consult with Jewish and Muslim authorities. In Spain, he met a mysterious master who taught him the art of understanding his manuscript. The "master" was rumored to be an adept, or wise man, who had studied the same teaching as the Three Wise Men of the Bible. The adept's name was Master Canches, who was a practicing physician and on his way to Paris. However, on the way, Master Canches took ill and died. Flamel buried Master Canches in Orleans, and was able to learn translations of Abraham the Jew. This taught Flamel the base secrets of how to perform the Magnum Opus and the formula for transmuting base metals into the state of gold.

After his return from Spain, Flamel was able to become rich: the knowledge that he gained during his travels made him a master of the alchemical art. Flamel became a philanthropist, endowing hospitals and churches with the proceeds from his alchemical work. He caused arcane alchemical signs to be written on a tombstone, which is preserved at the Musée de Cluny in Paris. His tomb is empty; some say it was sacked by people in search of his alchemical secrets. On the other hand, if he in fact achieved the secret of immortality, his empty tomb may have another explanation.

Answer 3

I believe he was a Belgian.

Answer 4

real??? you mean harry potter is not real and the philosophers stone is not real????