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Omar Khayyám
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Persian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)

Also known as: Omar Khayyām, Al-Khayyām, Chajjam, Chayyām, Gheiasoddin Abol Fath, Hajjām Umar

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
  • Rubāʻīyāt
  • Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
  • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (2 VOLS) IN ARID (Sustainable Development in Arid Zones)
  • The Sufistic quatrains of Omar Khayyam in definitive form