Who Was Alive

Were Jabir ibn Hayyan and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi alive at the same time?

Yes. Jabir ibn Hayyan and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 780 to AD 815.

Jabir ibn Hayyan

8th-century Islamic alchemist and author

Born AD 721 · died AD 815, aged 93 or 94

Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 780 · died c. AD 850

  1. Li Bai
  2. Du Fu
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  4. Charlemagne
  5. Abu Nuwas
  6. Harun al-Rashid
  7. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  8. Ādi Shankara
Jabir ibn Hayyan and Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.