Omar Khayyam
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Persian mathematician and poet
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī , commonly known as Omar Khayyam , was a polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. He was born in Nishapur, the initial capital of the Seljuk Empire. He lived during the rule of the Seljuk dynasty, around the time of the First Crusade.