Jabir ibn Hayyan
c. 721–815 CEجابر بن حيانEarly chemist
- Field
- Chemistry
- City
- Kufa
A large body of chemical writings — on distillation, crystallisation and laboratory apparatus — is attributed to him; historians debate how much is his own and how much was written later in his name.
These works helped make chemistry an experimental discipline.
Prepared from standard sources; pending scholar review.