Jabir ibn Hayyan

Jabir ibn Hayyan was one of the most well known Muslim Scholar, scientist and writers in Islamic Golden period.

Full Name: Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan

Arabic: أَبو موسى جابِر بِن حَيّان

Born: 721 AD

Origin: Kufa (Iraq) / Tus (Iran)

Died: 806-816 A.D.

Famous for: Alchemy, Chemistry, Magic, and Shi’ite religious philosophy

Contributions:

Oldest known systematic classification of chemical substances

The oldest known instructions for deriving an inorganic compound

His works also contain one of the earliest known versions of the sulfur-mercury theory of metals

Science of the balance, science of artificial generation

Articles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabir_ibn_Hayyan

- Chemistry
- The Three Books on Alchemy by Geber
- Attributed to Jabir al-Hayyan, The present work was written in three parts, covering the properties of metals, alchemical techniques, and the properties of the planets. It was printed in 1531 by Johann Grüninger, a German printer and publisher working in Strasbourg.
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The Three Books on Alchemy by Geber