Matilde Alba Swann

• Name — Matilde Alba Swann • Birth Name — Matilde Kirilovsky • Born — 24 February 1912 • Birthplace — Berisso, Argentina • Died — 13 September 2000 • Place of death — La Plata, Argentina • Burial Place — La Plata Cemetery • Occupation — Poet, journalist, lawyer • Spouse — Samuel Creimer • Children — 5 • Education — National University of La Plata

Matilde Kirilovsky was born in Berisso on 24 February 1912, the daughter of Russian immigrants Alaquin Kirilovsky and Emma Ioffe. She earned her baccalaureate at the Colegio Superior de Señoritas (now Liceo Víctor Mercante) in 1929, and her licentiate in law at the National University of La Plata in 1933. As a lawyer, she focused on defending the interests of minorities and underprivileged children, and served as an advisor to the Ministry of Social Action and the Ministry of Health. She married Samuel Creimer in the 1940s, and they had five children. She published eight books of poetry and countless newspaper articles. She was a correspondent for the newspaper El Día during the Falklands War. She also served as president of the La Plata branch of the Argentine Writers' Society. Her poems were praised by Jorge Luis Borges, and she was close friends with writer Ernesto Sabato. She died in La Plata on 13 September 2000, and was buried at La Plata Cemetery.