Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Pope Paschal II were alive at the same time, from 1050s to 1118.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Pope Paschal II

Pope Paschal II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1050s · died 21 January 1118

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Pope Paschal II, 1050s – 1118
  4. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  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 Paschal 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 Paschal II were born

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