The article profiles former U.S. army general and scholar Ethan Allen Hitchcock and discusses his role in the history of science, particularly the study of alchemy. The author comments on how Hitchcock's efforts to prevent fraud against Indians by U.S. Indian agents reveal his humanitarianism. Hitchcock suggested that alchemy was not focused on the chemical transformation of metals but on the salvation of humanity through Hermetic concepts. The influence of Hitchcock's reading habits and the work of alchemist Jacob Boehme on Hitchcock's philosophical views is noted. The influence of Hitchcock's views on alchemy research, including the work of psychoanalyst Hebert Silberer, psychologist Carl G. Jung and author Arthur Edward Waite is also discussed.