Pedro Mata

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Pedro Mata is a fictional 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.[1] Borges' piece on John Wilkins focused on an attempt at creating a universal language. Borges commonly cites fictitious authors in his works.


  1. ^ Borges, Jorge Luis. Obras Completas, 1952-1972. Otras Inquisiciones. El idioma analítico de John Wilkins. Emecé Editores, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996, p. 86.