Tomás de Mattos

Tomás de Mattos
Born
Tomás de Mattos Hernández

(1947-10-14)October 14, 1947
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedMarch 21, 2016(2016-03-21) (aged 68)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation(s)Lawyer, writer, librarian
AwardsPremio 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.