Frank Martinus Arion

Arion in October 2005.

Frank Martinus Arion (born Frank Efraim Martinus; 17 December 1936 – 28 September 2015) was a Curaçaoan author, poet, and linguist. He wrote over ten books in Dutch and Papiamento. His best known works were Dubbelspel, Afscheid van de koningin, Nobele wilden, De laatste vrijheid and De deserteurs. He also worked in Netherlands and Suriname. He was born in Curaçao.

Arion died on 28 September 2015 in Curaçao, aged 78.