Harbi al-Himyari

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Harbi al-Himyari, was an Arab scholar from Yemen, who lived between the 7th and 8th century. He is famous for being the teacher of the Islamic alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, whose is considered the Father of Chemistry.

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Holmyard, Eric John, Makers of Chemistry. London: Oxford University Press, 1931

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