Alberto Tauro del Pino

Alberto Tauro del Pino (Callao, January 17, 1914 — February 18, 1994) was a Peruvian writer, bibliograph and librarian.

He carried out important studies in the field of history and literature, mainly in bibliographical topics.

[1][2] His most notable work was Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú, a multi-volume encyclopaedia on Peruvian people, events and history, among other things.

[2] He also collaborated with fellow historian and writer Jorge Basadre on the reconstruction of the National Library of Peru,[2] after it burned down in a fire in 1943.

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