About Flor Silvester
Lived 1923 – 2008 (aged 85). Flor Silvester was a Dutch graphic designer, painter and sculptor.
Florus "Flor" Silvester (30 August 1923 in Rotterdam – 2 December 2008 in Dordrecht), sometimes misspelled as Silvestre, was a Dutch graphic designer, illustrator, painter, and sculptor.
Life Flor Silvester studied at the Willem de Kooning Academy, then known as the Volksindustrieschool or the Rotterdamse Academie. Among his teachers were Aart Glansdorp, David Bautz, and Kees van Roemburg. Flor Silvester lived in Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. In H.I. Ambacht his studio was in his home on the Reeweg.
Flor played the trombone in several bands. In 1995 he participated in the 25th Jazz Festival of Breda.
Flor Silvester was married to Elizabeth van Dijk. They had three children.
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Who was Flor Silvester?
Dutch graphic designer (1923–2008)
When was Flor Silvester born?
Flor Silvester was born on 30 August 1923 in Rotterdam.
When did Flor Silvester die?
Flor Silvester died on 2 December 2008.
What was Flor Silvester's occupation?
Flor Silvester was a graphic designer, painter and sculptor.
What nationality was Flor Silvester?
Flor Silvester was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Flor Silvester. https://biography.guide/flor-silvester/
MLA: "Flor Silvester." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/flor-silvester/.
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