Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyam and Pope Gelasius II alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Pope Gelasius II were alive at the same time, from 1060–1069 to 1119.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Pope Gelasius II

Pope Gelasius II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1060–1069 · died 29 January 1119

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  4. Pope Gelasius II, c. 1065 – 1119
  5. Peter Abelard, 1079 – 1142
  6. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  7. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  8. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200

Omar Khayyam and Pope Gelasius II 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 Pope Gelasius II were born

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