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Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (/ ˈ b ɔːr h ɛ s / BOR-hess; [2] Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe ˈlwis ˈboɾxes] ⓘ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature.
Leonor Rita Acevedo Suárez was born in Argentina, the daughter of Isidoro Acevedo Laprida (1828-?) and Leonor Suárez Haedo de Acevedo (1837–1918). She married Jorge Guillermo Borges, a lawyer with literary aspirations, by whom she had two children: Jorge Luis and Norah. As her husband's sight deteriorated, she assisted him with his reading ...
Jorge Guillermo Borges Haslam (24 February 1874 – 14 February 1938) was an Argentine lawyer, teacher, writer, philosopher and translator. He was also an anarchist and a follower of Herbert Spencer 's philosophy of philosophical anarchism .
Arthur Owen Blessitt (October 27, 1940 – January 14, 2025) was an American traveling Christian preacher who was known for carrying a cross through every nation of the world. [ 1 ] Biography
Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (/ ˈ ʃ l ɛ s ɪ n dʒ ər / SHLESS-in-jər; born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual.
Labyrinths (1962, 1964, 1970, 1983) is a collection of short stories and essays by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges.It was translated into English, published soon after Borges won the International Publishers' Prize with Samuel Beckett.
He was son of architect Max Borges del Junco, a well-known Cuban architect.His brother was architect Enrique Borges Recio, with whom he authored many works as partner.He married Mignon Olmo-Garrido (March 18, 1923–May 6, 2007) on February 5, 1944 at San Juan de Letrán Catholic Church in Havana, Cuba and they had two sons, Philip M. and Max M. Borges Olmo (also an architect).
Sir Arthur Gorges (1569–1625) was a poet, translator, and courtier. Sir Tristram Gorges (1562–1608) was a sea captain under the command of Sir Francis Drake . He fought against the Spanish Armada and was the jailer of Pedro de Valdez.