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Omar Khayyam

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    (May 18, 1048-December 4, 1131)
    Birth name is Ghiyath al-Din Abu'l-Fath Umar ibn Ibrahim Al-Nisaburi al-Khayyami
    Most famous for the verse series ‘The Rubaiyat'
    Wrote important mathematical works ‘Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra' and ‘The Difficulties of Euclid's Definitions'
    Expert in medicine, jurisprudence, philosophy and astronomy

Why he might be annoying:

    He may not have written the verse series ‘The Rubaiyat,' his main claim to fame in the West.
    Despite his scientific accomplishments and religious skepticism, he was a court astrologer.
    He allegedly mocked the Sufis or the Muslim mystic sect.
    He suffered from melancholy or depression.
    His famous line ‘A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou' has mislead many to see him as a simple hedonist.
    He was comically portrayed by Vincent Price in ‘The Son of Sinbad (1955).'

Why he might not be annoying:

    His great accomplishments as a mathematician and astronomer are little known in Western countries.
    As a youth he studied with some of the most respected scholars of his time.
    He helped reform the Muslim calendar in 1079.
    His scientific work came under fire from orthodox Muslims after his patron died.
    Political pressure may have forced him to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1092.
    ‘The Rubaiyat' remains one of the most quoted poems in the West.

Credit: Georgina


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    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
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    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 52.73% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 91 Votes: 46.15% Annoying