Clement Clarke Moore
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American biblical scholar and poet
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1779
- Died
- 1863
- Works
- 68
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- The night before Christmas, the true story of a visit from St. Nicholas
- Original bill, Williamina H. Williamson, David R. Williamson, Mary A. Williamson and Isabella Williamson, Catharine B. Williamson, Charlotte A. Williamson, Rupert J. Cochran, Isabella R. Cochran, Bayard C. Cochran, Lucy Sturges Copchran, Alice Gray Cochran, Ella Victoria Cochran and William George Cochran, by Bayard Clarke their guardian and the said Bayard Clarke, against Clement C. Moore
- A Treasury of Christmas Classics
- Merry Christmas stories
- Kriss Kringle's book
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1779-07-15
- Active to
- 1863-07-10
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- Listeners
- 127
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- 366
Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American professor of Oriental and Greek literature at Columbia College, now Columbia University. He donated land from his family estate for the foundation of the General Theological Seminary, where he was a professor of Biblical learning and compiled a two-volume Hebrew dictionary. He is generally considered to be the author of the yuletide poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", which later became famous as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Moore
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Newport
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Notable work
- A Visit from St. Nicholas
- Image
- The Author of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' - Clement C. Moore.png
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- Clement Clarke Moore
- date of birth
- 1779-07-15
- date of death
- 1863-07-10
- name in native language
- Clement Clarke Moore
- place of burial
- New York
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
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