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Pedro Mata y Fontanet

Spanish medical doctor, politician and writer

  • Fame39.7
  • Momentum16.5
  • Wikipedia168
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Lived 1811–1877, aged 66Spain
SpainSpainDoctorsDoctor
  • Era
    1811–1877
    Aged 66
  • Awards
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    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-26

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.

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