Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature.

Where is Borges from?

Jorge Luis Borges, (born August 24, 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina—died June 14, 1986, Geneva, Switzerland), Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer whose works became classics of 20th-century world literature.

When did Borges move to Switzerland?

Having been born in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Borges moved to Switzerland with his family in 1914, where he studied at the Collège de Genève. The family would travel extensively in Europe, including Spain.