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Omar Khayyám

Omar Khayyám
عمر خیام
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Omar Khayyam bust in Nishapur, Iran
Born 18 May 1048
Nishapur, Khorasan, Persia (Iran)
Died 4 December 1131 (aged 83)
Nishapur, Khorasan, Persia (Iran)
Nationality Persian
School Islamic mathematics, Persian poetry, Persian philosophy
Main interests
Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Poetry

Omar Khayyám ; born Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Abu'l-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm al-Khayyām Nīshāpūrī (/ˈmɑːr kˈjɑːm, -ˈjæm, ˈmər/; Persian: غیاث‌الدین ابوالفتح عمر ابراهیم خیام نیشابورﻯ‎‎, 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.


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