Melchior
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Melchior may refer to:
- Lauritz Melchior, renowned Danish operatic tenor, especially noted for his Wagnerian roles
- Marcus Melchior, chief rabbi of Denmark
- Arne Melchior, Danish politician, government minister and son of Marcus Melchior
- Bent Melchior, chief rabbi of Denmark and also a son of Marcus Melchior
- Michael Melchior, Danish-Norwegian rabbi, Israeli politician and son of Bent Melchior
- Ib Melchior, Danish-born creator of low-budget American science-fiction films
- One of the three traditional names of the Biblical Magi, assigned by folklore to the anonymous "Magi from the East" who visit the infant Jesus in the Gospel according to Matthew.
- One of three sages of Shevat in the game Xenogears.
- An 18 liter size wine bottle.
- Melchior (Chrono Trigger), the Guru of Life in the game Chrono Trigger.
- One of three parts of the biocomputer located in NERV's First Branch in the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Malchior, a villain in the Teen Titans animated series.
- Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim, official name of the title character in the influential Baroque German novel Simplicius Simplicissimus.
- Melchior Gabor, the lead male character in Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening, and the musical adaptation by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater.
- Melchior, a character in Tom Stoppard's On the Razzle.
- Melchior, an alloy of copper and nickel, sometimes with the addition of iron and manganese, used to manufacture cutlery.