# Pedro Mata y Fontanet

> Pedro Mata y Fontanet (1811-1877) was a Spanish medical doctor referenced by the author Jorge Luis Borges in his work "The Analytical Language of John Wilkins". Mata is cited as having written a book entitled Curso de lengua universal or The Study of Universal Language, which was purportedly written in Buenos Aires in 1886. Borges' piece on John Wilkins focused on an attempt at creating a universal language.

*Spanish medical doctor, politician and writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pedro-mata-y-fontanet

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1811-07-13
- **Died:** 1877-05-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 16.5 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [بيدرو ماتا وفونتانيت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D9%88%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA)
- [Pere Mata i Fontanet](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Mata_i_Fontanet)
- [Pedro Mata y Fontanet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Mata_y_Fontanet)
- [Pedro Mata Fontanet](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Mata_Fontanet)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11698616)

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