Omar Khayyam Neishaboori: A Multifaceted Persian Polymath (1048–1131)

Early Life and Education
Omar Khayyam, born Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm al-Nīsābūrī on May 18, 1048, in Nishapur, Khorasan (modern-day Iran), emerged as one of the Islamic Golden Age’s most versatile scholars. His surname al-Khayyāmī (meaning "tentmaker") likely reflected his family’s trade. He received a rigorous education …