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Gaber (721-815) founder of Chemistry. (Post 201)

Gaber (721-815) from the golden age of Islam is regarded as the founder of Chemistry.  His name is Jabir Ibn Hayyani but in Europe known as Gaber. Here is a link to him and other scholars in the history of science series..

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