Jabir ibn Hayyan (active latter 8th century), called Geber by Europeans, was reputedly the father of Moslem alchemy and chemistry. It seems clear that there was a real person called Jabir ibn Hayyan about whom we know little except that he lived in...

c. 721-c. 815 Arab Alchemist and Physician Jabir ibn Hayyan, often known as Geber, is sometimes confused with a fourteenth-century Spanish mystic who also called himself Geber. In fact the latter deliberately took on the name of his distinguished...

721?-815? Arab alchemist who pioneered the development of many chemical processes. He prepared steel and other metals, used manganese dioxide in glassmaking, and devised dying and tanning techniques. He also prepared hydrochloric, citric, and tartaric...

Geber was the pseudonym of a fourteenth-century alchemist whose books were highly influential during the Middle Ages. He is credited with the discovery of sulfuric acid, whose preparation he described along with that of other strong acids. These acids...

Abu Musa Jābir ibn Hayyān (Arabic: جابر بن حيان) (c. 721–c. 815), known also by his Latinised name Geber, was a prominent Shi'a Muslim polymath: a chemist and alchemist, astronomer and astrologer, engineer, philosopher, pharmacist and...

Wade D. Gebers, vice president and financial consultant at D.A. Davidson & Co., has been named to the firm's President's Club in recognition of his outstanding performance and service to clients. He works from the firm's Wenatchee branch office at 151 S. Worthen...

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It may have been China that sparked the worldwide sell-off late last month, but Latin America felt the brunt of the decline.Funds that invest abroad fell an average 0.31%, compared to a 0.98% drop by U.S. domestic funds, according to Lipper. Latin American funds tumbled...