Umar Khayyam
عمر الخيام
1048 CE · 439 AH – 1131 CE · 526 AH
A mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet. Little is known of his life.
At a glance
- Roles
- Scientist · Poet
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
MathematicsAstronomy and timekeepingPhilosophy and logic
Place in the story
- ScientistTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Umar Khayyam, who is Umar ibn Ibrahim al-Khayyam, Abu al-Fath, a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and poet 1.
Life
The encyclopedia gives his birth as 439 AH and about 1048 CE, and his death as 526 AH and about 1131 CE. Little is known of his life 1.
The entry needs an additional source to establish his works and his reports.
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO, p.628
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islam.museum contributors. “Umar Khayyam”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umar-khayyam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.