Ibn Rassam
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Born
Egypt
OccupationsAlchemist
Title Maker
Mosaic Designer
Title Maker
Mosaic Designer
KnownforExtraction of copper from Malachite
Ibn Rassam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Egypt |
| Occupations | Alchemist Title Maker Mosaic Designer |
| Known for | Extraction of copper from Malachite |
Ibn al-Rassam (literally Son of the Draftsman) was an Egyptian Muslim alchemist and tile maker and mosaic designer, who flourished during the Mamluk Bahri dynasty (1250–1382).[1]
Ibn Rassam is widely known to have invented the techniques through which he obtained copper from varieties of malachite. He also ascertained indigo by heating various substances.[2] He was a colleague of the chemist, Abul Ashba ibn Tammam (d.1361).
