Fernando Sylvan
Fernando Sylvan was the pseudonym of Abílio Leopoldo Motta-Ferreira (born August 26, 1917 in Dili , Portuguese Timor ; † December 25, 1993 in Cascais , Portugal ), a Portuguese-speaking poet and author who came from East Timor . When he was six, his father left home with him and went to Portugal. The mother stayed on Timor .
Sylvan lived most of his life in Portugal, where he also became President of the Instituto Camões , the Institute for Portuguese Language. In exile in Portugal, he campaigned for the independence of his homeland, which had been occupied by Indonesia since 1975. He was particularly concerned with the legends of East Timor , which he brought out as a collection.
On June 9, 1994 Sylvan was posthumously awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique .
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| SURNAME | Sylvan, Fernando |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Motta-Ferreira, Abílio Leopoldo (real name); Ferreira, Abílio Leopoldo Mota (other spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | East Timorese poet and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dili , Portuguese Timor |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1993 |
| Place of death | Cascais , Portugal |