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Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
Jorge Luis Borges was born on August 24, 1899 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and died on June 14, 1986, aged 86.
Born
August 24, 1899
Jorge Luis Borges died aged 86.
Died: June 14, 1986
Source:
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- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Professions
- short story writer, librarian, narrator, literary critic, librettist, essayist, poet, screenwriter, writer, translator, opinion journalist
- Citizenship
- Argentina
More about Jorge Luis Borges
- Zodiac sign
- Virgo
- Birth name
- Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo
- Pseudonyms
- B. Suarez Lynch, H. Bustos Domecq
Family
- Sibling
- Norah Borges
- Spouse
- María Kodama
All birth date sources
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- Munzinger Personen
- BnF authorities
- The Fine Art Archive
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- todotango.com
- La France savante
- Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature
- NooSFere
- Roglo
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Babelio
- Λεξικό Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
- Find a Grave
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Questions people ask
How old was Jorge Luis Borges when they died?
Jorge Luis Borges died aged 86.
When is Jorge Luis Borges’s birthday?
Jorge Luis Borges’s recorded birthday is August 24.
Where was Jorge Luis Borges born?
Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
What was Jorge Luis Borges’s name at birth?
Jorge Luis Borges’s recorded birth name is Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo.
When did Jorge Luis Borges die?
Jorge Luis Borges died on June 14, 1986.