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Clement Clarke Moore
Clement Clarke Moore 1779–1863, American educator and poet, b. New York City, grad. Columbia, 1798. A biblical scholar, he was professor of Asian and Greek literature at the Episcopal General Theological Seminary, erected in New York City on land that he had donated. He is remembered for the well-known poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which begins " 'Twas the night before Christmas" ; it was first published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel in 1823. Recent computer-aided scholarship has cast considerable doubt on Moore's authorship of the poem.
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"Clement Clarke Moore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Clement Clarke Moore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Moore-Cl.html "Clement Clarke Moore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Moore-Cl.html |
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Moore, Clement Clarke
Moore, Clement Clarke (1779–1863),professor of Biblical learning and author of the poem popularly known as 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel (Dec. 23, 1823), widely copied, and reprinted in the author's Poems (1844). The poem's proper title is A Visit from St. Nicholas.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Moore, Clement Clarke." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Moore, Clement Clarke." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-MooreClementClarke.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Moore, Clement Clarke." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-MooreClementClarke.html |
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