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  1. Omar Khayaam. Born Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Umar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi al-Khayyámi, the 11th-century Persian poet, astronomer, and mathematician Omar Khayyam was raised in the town of Nishapur in present-day northern Iran. He is thought to have been the son of tent makers, as al-khayyami translates to “tent maker.”.

  2. www.britannica.com › summary › Omar-Khayyam-Persian-poet-and-astronomerOmar Khayyam summary | Britannica

    Omar Khayyam , byname of Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm al-Neyshābūrī al-Khayyāmī, (born May 18, 1048, Neyshābūr, Khorāsān—died Dec. 4, 1131, Neyshābūr), Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer. Educated in the sciences and philosophy, he was renowned in his country and time for his scientific achievements ...

  3. www.wikiwand.com › en › Omar_KhayyamOmar Khayyam - Wikiwand

    Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī, commonly known as Omar Khayyam, 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, and lived during the period of the Seljuk dynasty, around the time of the First Crusade.

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › asian-literature-biographies › omar-khayyamOmar Khayyam | Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · GENRE: Poetry, nonfiction. MAJOR WORKS: The Rubáiyát (1859) Overview. During his lifetime as a mathematician and astronomer in Persia, Omar Khayyám was renowned for his scientific achievements, but he was not recognized as a poet.

  5. May 18, 2019 · 18 May 2019. Omar Khayyam was a Persian astronomer, writer, poet and mathematician renowned in Iran for his scientific achievements. English-speaking readers know of his extraordinary work...

  6. Sep 6, 2011 · Umar Khayyam was a Persian polymath, scientist, philosopher, and poet of the 11 th century CE. Whereas his mathematical works and poetry have been the subject of much discussion, his recently edited and published philosophical works have remained a largely neglected area of study.

  7. May 18, 2011 · Omar Khayyam was an Islamic scholar who was a poet as well as a mathematician. He compiled astronomical tables and contributed to calendar reform and discovered a geometrical method of solving cubic equations by intersecting a parabola with a circle. View seven larger pictures. Biography.

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