Omar Kayyam

Omar Khayyám عمر خیام
Omar Khayyam bust in Nishapur, Iran
Born	18 May 1048 Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran
Died	4 December 1131 (aged 83) Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran
Nationality	Persian
School	Islamic mathematics, Persian poetry, Persian philosophy
Main interests	Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Poetry
Influences Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī, Avicenna, Hasan Ibn Haytham
Influenced Attar of Nishapur, Ahmad Khani

Omar Khayyám ; born Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Abu'l-Fatḥ ʿOmar ibn Ibrāhīm Khayyām Neīshāhpūrī (/ˈoʊmɑːr kaɪˈjɑːm, -ˈjæm, ˈoʊmər/; Persian: غیاث‌الدین ابوالفتح عمر ابراهیم خیام نیشابوری‎‎, pronounced [xæjˈjɑːm]; 18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), was a Persian polymath, scholar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential thinkers of the Middle Ages. He wrote numerous treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy and astronomy.