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Clement Clarke Moore

Clement Clarke Moore is credited and is most widely known as the author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", first published anonymously in 1823. It later became widely known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and has been published in numerous illustrated versions in various languages. Scholars debate the identity of the author, calling on textual and handwriting analysis as well as other historical sources.

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American biblical scholar and poet

Born 1779
Died 1863

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  • Cover of: Twas the night before Christmas: a visit from St. Nicholas
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    Cover of edition visitfromstnicho00inmoor Cover of edition twasnightbeforec00moor Cover of edition visitfromstnicho00moor Cover of edition visitfromstnicho00moorrich Cover of edition luthersreplytoki00luth Cover of edition lanuitdenoel0000moor_d5i8 Cover of edition lanuitdenoel0000moor Cover of edition teddybearsnightb0000moor Cover of edition johnspeirsnightb00spei_0 First published in 1857 — 389 editions
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  • Cover of: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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    Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000unse_h4b3 Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000moor_v3q2 Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000moor_b0s2 Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000moor_e4z2 Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000clem_o4e3 Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000moor Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000moor_u5r7 Cover of edition twasnightbeforec0000moor_k1o6 Cover of edition eralavsperadenav0000moor First published in 1912 — 97 editions
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  • Cover of: The visit of Saint Nicholas
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    Cover of edition avisitfromstnic00moorgoog Cover of edition visitfromstnicho0000moor_r1x7 Cover of edition visitfromstnicho0000moor_v9b6 Cover of edition visitfromstnicho0000moor_l7g9 Cover of edition nightbeforechris0000moor_q0f6 First published in 1849 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: The night before Christmas: showing a facsimile reproduction of the first illustrated edition of "A visit from St. Nicholas"

    First published in 1909 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Clement C. Moore's: the night before Christmas = illustrated by Anita Lobel.
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780736402125 First published in 1896 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, king of Albania
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    First published in 1850 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The night before Christmas

    First published in 1870 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: A visit from St. Nicholas

    First published in 1848 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A Literary Christmas: An Anthology
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    Cover of edition literarychristma0000unse_b3e9 Cover of edition literarychristma0000brit Cover of edition cd_a-literary-christmas_juliet-stevenson-simon-callow_0 First published in 2013 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A visit from Santa Claus

    First published in 1860 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Christmas book

    First published in 1846 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Observations upon certain passages in Mr. Jefferson's Notes on Virginia: which appear to have a tendency to subvert religion, and establish a false philosophy.

    First published in 1804 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Poems
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    Cover of edition poemsmoor00moorrich First published in 1844 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The night before Christmas

    First published in 1945 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Disney's: Winnie the Pooh's - Christmas Stories: Big Book (Learn and Grow)
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    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Christmas Treasury

    First published in 2014 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Visit of St. Nicholas

    First published in 1880 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Familiar poems, annotated
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    Cover of edition familiarpoemsann0000unse First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The night before Christmas
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    First published in 1961 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An inquiry into the effects of our foreign carrying trade upon the agriculture, population, and morals of the country

    First published in 1806 — 2 editions
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Photo of Clement Clarke Moore

American biblical scholar and poet

Born 1779
Died 1863

Subjects

Christmas, Christmas poetry, Children's fiction, Christmas, poetry, American poetry, Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Children's poetry, American, Santa Claus, Christmas, fiction, Poetry, Santa claus, poetry, Christmas stories, Juvenile fiction, Literary collections, Fiction, Juvenile literature, Narrative poetry, Board books, History, Holidays, fiction, Specimens, Toy and movable books, Bible, Fairy tales

Places

United States, New York, New York (State), Albania, New York County (N.Y.)

People

Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), Santa Claus, Santa Claus (Fictitious character), St. Nicholas, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donder, Nicholas Saint, Piglet, Prancer, Scanderbeg (1405?-1468), St. Nick, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Vixen, W. W. Denslow (1856-1915), Winnie-the-Pooh

Time

19th century, 1801-1815, 1812-1815, 1822, December 25, Timeless, Turkish Wars, 15th century

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Alternative names

  • Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863.
  • Moore, Clement, Clarke
  • Clement C. Moore
  • Clement Moore
  • Clement Clark Moore
  • Clement C Moore
  • CLEMENT C. MOORE
  • Moore Clement C
  • Moore Clement C.
  • Clement C. Y. Moore

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April 3, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import