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1899 – 1986Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)Died 14 June 1986, aged 86Argentine writer whose short stories and essays on labyrinths, infinity and mirrors made him one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century. Though never awarded the Nobel Prize, he shaped generations of Latin American and world literature. He died in Geneva, Switzerland.