Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986), known as Jorge Luis Borges (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe ˈlwis ˈβorxes]), was an Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires. In 1914 his family moved to Switzerland where he attended school and traveled to Spain. On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. In 1955 he was appointed director of the National Public Library (Biblioteca Nacional) and professor of Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. In 1961 he came to international attention when he received the first International Publishers' Prize, the Prix Formentor. In 1971 he won the Jerusalem Prize. His work was translated and published widely in the United States and in Europe. Borges himself was fluent in several languages. He died in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1986.
豪爾赫·路易斯·博爾赫斯（西班牙文：Jorge Luis Borges，1899年8月24日－1986年6月14日） ，阿根廷作家，詩人。他的作品涵蓋多個文學範疇，包括：短文、隨筆小品、詩、文學評論、翻譯文學。其中以拉丁文雋永的文字和深刻的哲理見長。
博爾赫斯出生於布宜諾斯艾利斯的書香門第之家，從小沉浸在西班牙文和英文的環境中。1914年其家庭舉家遷往瑞士，博爾赫斯在那接受教育而後遊歷西班牙。1921年返回阿根廷後，他以作家身份出版了詩歌、文學周刊上發表散文。他也在圖書館工作並多次發表公眾演講。庇隆政府時期，他曾遭受政治迫害。
由於遺傳疾病，博爾赫斯年近六旬即雙目失明[1]。 1955年，他被任命為國家公共圖書館館長以及布宜諾斯艾利斯大學的文學教授。1961年，他第一次獲得了國際文學獎Prix Formentor。他的作品被廣泛譯介到歐美國家，他本人也是一位翻譯家，除母語西班牙語外，精通英語、德語、法語、古英語、古諾爾斯語等。1986年，他在瑞士日內瓦去世。
