Omar Khayyám
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Statue of Khayyam at his Mausoleum in Neyshabur
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Persian mathematics, Persian poetry, Persian philosophy |
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Ghiyās al-Dīn Abu al-Fath Omār ibn Ibrāhīm Khayyām Nishābūrī (Persian: غیاث الدین ابو الفتح عمر بن ابراهیم خیام نیشابوری) or Omar Khayyam (b. May 18, 1048 Nishapur, (Persia)–d. December 4, 1131) is a Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer who was born in Neyshabur.
He is best known for his poetry and it is because of translations of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald.
[change] References
- E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and 25 years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-700-70406-X
- Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. 1968. ISBN 90-277-0143-1
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- Works by Omar Khayyám at Project Gutenberg
- The Persian Poet (http://www.omar-khayyam.org) - Contains the translations by Edward FitzGerald and a biography.
- Persopedia - A source of Persian poetry.
- The Rubaiyat
- On Omar's solutions to cubic equations
- Khayyam, Umar. A biography by Professor Iraj Bashiri, University of Minnesota.
- O'Connor, John J; Edmund F. Robertson "Omar Khayyám". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
- The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam
- The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam A recent movie depiction of Omar Khayyam's life
- Rubaiyat Parodies - page about The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and it's many parodies. Included, with artwork, are The Rubaiyat of Ohow Dryyam, The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten, The Rubaiyat of Omar Cayenne, and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr..
