Georges Sylvain
Haitian poet, lawyer and diplomat (1866-1925) · Haiti · On the map · Writers · Died at 59
Georges Sylvain (1866-1925) was a Haitian poet, lawyer and diplomat. Born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Sylvain studied in his native city before attending school in Paris, where he received a law degree.
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After returning to Haiti, he founded a law school and two periodicals, La Patrie and, in 1922, l'Union Patriotique. He was a member of the literary society La Ronde and was involved in other literary activities. He published Confidences et Mélancolies (1901), a compilation of twenty-nine poems.
