Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī", commonly known as Omar Khayyam (Persian: عمر خیّام), was a Persian polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. He was born in Nishapur, the initial capital of the Seljuk Empire. As a scholar, he was contemporary with the rule of the Seljuk dynasty around the time of the First Crusade.
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Persian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)
| Born | 18 May 1048 |
| Died | 4 December 1131 |
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Omar Khayyam
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Persian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)
| Born | 18 May 1048 |
| Died | 4 December 1131 |
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Persian poetry, Translations into English, Early works to 1800, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Algebra, Criticism and interpretation, Persian literature, Arab Mathematics, History, Specimens, Translations from Persian, Persian Quatrains, Poetry, Translations into Russian, English poetry, Geometry, Miniature books, Nawrūz (Festival), Persian poetry, translations into english, Translations into French, Fiction, French poetry, History and criticism, New Year, Omar khayyamPeople
Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883), Alonso, Antonio, Ariel, Aḥmad Rāmī, Aḥmad Sulaymān Ḥajjāb, Caliban, Ceres, Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883), Euclid, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, Iris, J. B Nicolas (1814-1875), Juno, Miranda, Omar Khayyám (1048-1131), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681), Persian poetry, Prospero, Račhit Rātchawangsan Khunying (1896-1968), Sebastian, Sycorax, Thomas CrowellID Numbers
- OLID: OL92800A
- ISNI: 0000000122836122
- VIAF: 101819933
- Wikidata: Q35900
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q35900
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