Fernando Sylvan
Fernando Sylvan (26 August 1917—25 December 1993) was a Timorese-Portuguese poet and writer. He was born in Díli, modern-day Timor-Leste—at the time a part of the Portuguese Timor colony—on 26 August 1917. He then spent almost all his life in Portugal, while writing about Timorese traditions and folklore.
Fernando Sylvan
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- Name
- Fernando Sylvan
- Born
- 26 August 1917
- Birthplace
- Díli, Portuguese Timor
- Died
- 25 December 1993
- Place of death
- Cascais, Portugal
- Nationality
- Timor-Leste
- Occupation
- poet · essayist · writer
- Honours
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Fernando Sylvan apparaît dans les notices d'autorité de la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek comme écrivain (1917 – 1993).
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Fernando Sylvan naquit à Dili (1917) et mourut à Cascais (1993).
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He is considered among the greatest writers in Portuguese and he was a member and the president of the Sociedade de Língua Portuguesa. He died in Cascais, Portugal, on 25 December 1993.
Fernando Sylvan discursa durante uma sessão de propaganda da Comissão Eleitoral Monárquica, na eleitoral para as eleições legislativas de 1969.
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• Name — Fernando Sylvan • Born — 26 August 1917 • Birthplace — Díli, Portuguese Timor • Died — 25 December 1993 • Place of death — Cascais, Portugal • Title — President of the Sociedade de Língua Portuguesa
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