Jabir ibn Hayyan

/ ˈdʒɑːbɪə ˌiːbən hɑːˈjɑːn /

noun

1. ?721–?815. Arab alchemist, whose many works enjoyed enormous esteem among later alchemists, such as Geber

Example Sentences

Evidence of it can be found in the work of the medieval alchemist and philosopher Jabir ibn Hayyan, who wrote: "The most precious elixirs to ever have been blended on earth were hidden in the pyramids."

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This substance does seem to have been known in the Middle Ages, Allen says: it was described in the writings of the 8th Century Arabic alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and also by the German Dominican Albertus Magnus in the 13th Century.

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