Clement Clarke Moore

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Clement Clarke Moore was an American scholar and poet best known as the reputed author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("’Twas the Night Before Christmas").

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instanceOf human
poet
professor
scholar
burialPlace Trinity Church Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1779-07-15
dateOfDeath 1863-07-10
describedBySource American literary history
linked to: American literature

Christmas folklore studies
educatedAt Columbia College
linked to: Columbia University
employer General Theological Seminary
familyName Moore
fieldOfWork Oriental languages
classical studies
theology
founded General Theological Seminary (land donor)
fullName Clement Clarke Moore
genre children’s literature
poetry
givenName Clement
hasSubject Christmas
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
linked to: Santa Claus
heritage American of English descent
knownFor popularizing the modern American image of Santa Claus through his poem A Visit from St. Nicholas
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedIn New York City
movement 19th-century American literature
notableWork A Visit from St. Nicholas
’Twas the Night Before Christmas
numberOfChildren 9
occupation lexicographer
poet
professor of Oriental and Greek literature
scholar
parent Benjamin Moore
Charity Clarke Moore
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Newport, Rhode Island
religion Episcopalianism
residence Chelsea, Manhattan
sexOrGender male
signature Clement Clarke Moore signature
spouse Catherine Elizabeth Taylor Moore
wrote A Compendious Lexicon of the Hebrew Language
A Visit from St. Nicholas
Poems (1844)

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A Visit from St. Nicholas author Clement Clarke Moore
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Clement Clarke Moore fullName Clement Clarke Moore
Cypress Hills Cemetery hasNotableBurial Clement Clarke Moore (reinterred remains)
linked to: Clement Clarke Moore
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Santa Claus's reindeer team firstDescribedBy Clement Clarke Moore
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Blitzen createdBy Clement Clarke Moore (traditional attribution)
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linked to: Clement Clarke Moore
'Twas the Night Before Christmas author Clement Clarke Moore
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