byname of Ghiy 0101; th al-D 012B; n Ab 016B; al-Fat 1E25; 02BD; Umar ibn Ibr 0101; h 012B; m al-Neysh 0101; b 016B; r 012B; al-Khayy 0101; m 012B;
born May 18, 1048, Neysh 0101; b 016B; r, Khor 0101; s 0101; n
died Dec. 4, 1131, Neysh 0101; b 016B; r
Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer.
Educated in the sciences and philosophy, he was renowned in his country and time for his scientific achievements, but few of his prose writings survive. His verses attracted little attention until his rob 0101; 02BD; 012B; y 0101; t ("quatrains") were loosely translated into English by Edward FitzGerald and published in 1859. Many of the quatrains (each of which was intended as an independent poem) are of doubtful attribution; most scholars agree on the authenticity of about 50, with controversy over some 200 others.