Historian

Here is a picture of the Haitian historian Georges Corvington who passed away on April 3rd, 2013 at his residence in Port-au-Prince.

He was a prominent Haitian historian. Mr Georges Corvington died peacefully
He was b in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and began writing in the 1970s. He has collected a large volume of books. Hes preferred subject in his writing include Haitia National Palace and National Cathedral.
His longtime friend Georges Michel said that Covington had recently spent a few weeks in the hospital and the family stated that the cause of death was heart failure.
The office of President Michel Martelly released a statement on the occasion. He said that with Covington's passing the country had lost a "treasure of inestimable value."

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