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 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 MĂ©lancolies (1901), a compilation of twenty-nine poems.
He was the father of the anthropologist Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain, physician Yvonne Sylvain, and the sociologist and feminist Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau.
References※
- ^ Dorce, Ricarson. "Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, HaĂŻti (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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