Jabir ibn Hayyan

Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, died c. 806−816, is the purported author of a large number of works in Arabic, often called the Jabirian corpus. The c. 215 treatises that survive today mainly deal with alchemy and chemistry, magic, and Shi'ite religious philosophy.

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Who was born first?

• Jabir ibn Hayyan was born 19 years before Mashallah ibn Athari
• Jabir ibn Hayyan was born 21 years after Vergilius of Salzburg
• Jabir ibn Hayyan was born 25 years before Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī
• Jabir ibn Hayyan was born 46 years after John of Damascus
• Jabir ibn Hayyan was born 59 years before Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

Timeline

1. John of Damascuscirca AD 675 – December 4, AD 749
2. Vergilius of SalzburgAD 700 – November 27, AD 784
3. Jabir ibn Hayyan (this page)721–815
4. Mashallah ibn Atharicirca AD 740 – AD 815
5. Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī746–806
6. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmicirca AD 780 – circa AD 850

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