Ibn Hayyan Life story
Abū Marwān Ḥayyān ibn Khalaf ibn Ḥusayn ibn Ḥayyān al-Qurṭubī, usually known as Ibn Hayyan, was a BerberMuslim historian from Al-Andalus. Born at Córdoba, his father was an important official at the court of the Andalusian ruler al-Mansur, and published several works on history which have only survived in part.