Author: Omar Khayyam
Alternate names: Omar Khayyam; Omar Khayyám; Khayyam Omar; Omar Khayyām.; Omar Khayyìam.; Omar Khayyām; Omar Khayyâm; Khayyam Omar.; OMAR KHAYYAM.; Omar Khayyám.; Omar, Khayyam; ʻUmar Omar Khayyām; Omar Khayya m; Omar.; Omar Kha yya m; Омар Хайям; Omar Kháyyám; Omar KHAYYAM; OMAR KHAYYAM; `Omar Khayyam; Omar Khayyam .; Omar khayyam; Omar Kháyyâm; Omar Omar Khayyam
Born: 18 May 1048
Died: 4 December 1131
Bio: 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.