Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyam and Godfrey of Bouillon alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Godfrey of Bouillon were alive at the same time for 39 or 40 years, from 1060 to 1100.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Godfrey of Bouillon

Godfrey of Bouillon

Writer

Born 1060 · died 18 July 1100, aged 39 or 40

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099
  3. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  4. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  5. Godfrey of Bouillon, 1060 – 1100
  6. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  7. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  8. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  9. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200

Omar Khayyam and Godfrey of Bouillon 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 Godfrey of Bouillon were born

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