James Price

James Price

English chemist and alchemist

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.

Also known as...James Higginbotham
Missing US Student Found Dead in Japan

Missing US Student Found Dead in Japan An Auburn University student, James Higginbotham, missing in Japan, was found dead near Kyoto, confirmed by his mother.