Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam
Persian, 1048–1131
Person TypePerson
British, 1776–1853, active c. 1810–1833
French, born Alsace, 1788–1839
American, born Yugoslavia
BiographyOmar Khayyám, (born 1048 AD, Neyshapur, Persia—1131 AD, Neyshapur, Iran), was a Persian polymath, mathematician, philosopher, astronomer, physician, and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, and music.
