Georges Sylvain
For the Canadian member of Parliament, see George Sylvain.
Sylvain Georges, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Paris, 1909)
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 and receiving a law degree. 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.
He was the father of the anthropologist Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain and the sociologist and feminist Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau.[1]
References
- ↑ Dorce, Ricarson. "Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Haïti (1903-1970)" (in French). Citoyennes. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 99. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
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