Harbi al-Himyari
Yemeni alchemist
About Harbi al-Himyari
Harbi al-Himyari was a Yemeni alchemist.
Ḥarbī al-Ḥimyarī is a semi-legendary Himyarite sage who appears several times in the writings attributed to the Islamic alchemist Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (died c. 806−816). He is said there to have been one of Jabir's teachers, and to have been 463 years old when Jabir met him. One of Jabir's lost works was dedicated to Harbi al-Himyari's contributions to alchemy, a fact which may point to the existence in Jabir's time of a written work attributed to him.
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Who was Harbi al-Himyari?
Yemeni alchemist
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Harbi al-Himyari was an alchemist.
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Harbi al-Himyari was Yemeni.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harbi al-Himyari. https://biography.guide/harbi-al-himyari/
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