Georges Sylvain
Lawyer, Author
1866 – 1925
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Who was Georges Sylvain?
Georges Sylvain 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, a compilation of twenty-nine poems.
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