Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyam and Geoffrey of Monmouth alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Geoffrey of Monmouth were alive at the same time, from 1090–1110 to 1131.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Historian and bishop

Born 1090–1110 · died c. 1155

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  4. Geoffrey of Monmouth, c. 1101 – c. 1155
  5. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  6. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  7. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  8. Saladin, 1138 – 1193

Omar Khayyam and Geoffrey of Monmouth in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Omar Khayyam and Geoffrey of Monmouth were born

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