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JABIR IBN HAYYAN
(Died 803 A.D)

Jabir Ibn Hayyan , the alchemis Geber of the Middle Ages , is generally known as the father of chemistry

Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan , sometimes called Al-Harrani and Al-sufi , was the son of the druggist
.(Attar)

The precise date of his birth is the subject of some discussion , but it is established that he practiced medicine and alchemy in Kufa around 776A.D.

He is reported to have studied under Iman Ja'far Sadiq and the Ummayed Prince Khalid Ibn Yazid

In his early days , he practiced medicine and was under the patronage of the Barmaki Vizir during the Abbasid Caliphate of Haroon Al-Rashid

Jabir's major contribution was in the field of chemistry

He introduced experimental investi-gation into alchemy , which rapidly changed its character into modern chemistry

The ruins of his well-known laboratory remained after him for centuries , and his fame extended to over 100 monumental treatises , of which 22 relate to chemistry and alchemy

Perhaps Jabir's major practical achievement was the discovery of mineral and others acids , which he prepared for the first time in his alembic
.(Anbique)