Nicholas Flamel

The Historical Nicholas Flamel
Nicholas Flamel is considered to be one of the most famous Alchemists of all time. He was born in the 1330's, in France; the exact year is uncertain. He married Perenelle Flamel later on in his life after becoming an established manuscript seller and scrivener. Both he and his wife were devoted to the Roman Catholic faith. Around 1378, during their travels, Flamel purchased a book called "The Book of Abraham the Mage". After a nameless sage identified the book as such, Flamel and his wife were said to have discerned enough of it to create the Philosopher's Stone and to turn base metals into gold and silver. Flamel designed his own tombstone and passed away in 1418. His tomb was later opened by a grave robber, who was shocked to discover that his body was missing. Over the years, people have reported sightings of Nicholas and Perenelle. This has been expanded upon by the fact that books have been published in Flamel's name after his death. A reported sighting at an opera house in 1761 in Paris has also lent basis to the myth,

Nicholas Flamel in The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel
In the series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, he plays a role in all of the six books. Flamel is first seen working at a bookshop in San Francisco in The Alchemyst, where he resides with Perenelle. It is here that he and Perenelle meet Josh and Sophie Newman, twin brother and sister who live with their aunt. Due to Perenelle's influence, the twins get jobs across the street from each other. The world of Flamel is shattered when his nemesis, John Dee, attacks the bookshop, stealing the Book of Abraham the Mage and kidnapping Perenelle. Flamel then enlists the help of Scathach, the Warrior Maiden, and takes the Newman twins to have their auras of rare gold and silver awakened by Hekate. Sophie is barely awakened when John Dee attacks Hekate's Shadowrealm, destroying Yggdrasill and killing Hekate. Flamel, Josh, Sophie, and Scathach barely escape the destruction and flee to Ojai, California, where The Witch of Endor, a Mistress of Air and one of the oldest Elders, lives. The Witch, also known as Dora, teaches Sophie the Magic of Air before John Dee raises an army of the dead, prompting Dora to send Flamel, the twins, and Scathach through a mirror to Paris, France.