He was a great Argentine writer, best know in English for his short stories and essays. See link. I heard him speak at Connecticut College years ago. He preferred to be called "Borges".
Jorge Luis Borges was born on August 24, 1899 and died on June 14, 1986. Jorge Luis Borges would have been 86 years old at the time of death or 112 years old today.
He's best known for his short fiction. His two most popular works were both short story collections: Ficciones and The Aleph, in 1945 and '49, respectively.