Omar Khayyám

Omar Khayyám (Persian: عمر خیام), (born 1048 AD, Neyshapur, Iran—1131 AD, Neyshapur, Iran), was a Persian polymath, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, and music, and was a physician. He has also become established as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval period. Recognized as the author of the most important treatise on algebra before modern times as reflect... more

Date of birth:

  • May 18, 1048

Date of death:

  • 1123 (age 74 years)

Place of birth:

Also known as:

  • Omar Khayyam,
  • Ömer Hayyam,
  • Omar Khayyam.
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