Tomás de Mattos
Tomás de Mattos | |
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| Born | Tomás de Mattos Hernández October 14, 1947 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | March 21, 2016 (aged 68) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, writer, librarian |
| Awards | Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo Fraternity Award |
Tomás de Mattos Hernández (October 14, 1947 – March 21, 2016) was a Uruguayan writer and librarian. Being from Tacuarembó, de Mattos was one of the relatively few contemporary Uruguayan writers from the north of the country.
As a librarian, de Mattos also served as the director of the National Library of Uruguay.
He won the Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo and the Fraternity Award in 1990.