CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE
\klˈɛmənt klˈɑːk mˈʊ͡ə], \klˈɛmənt klˈɑːk mˈʊə], \k_l_ˈɛ_m_ə_n_t k_l_ˈɑː_k m_ˈʊə]\
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An American educational writer and poet; born in New York city, July 15, 1779; died in Newport, R. I., July 10, 1863. He was the compiler of the first Hebrew and Greek lexicon published in America, and the author of a book of "Poems" (1844), in which is included his best-known poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("Twas the night before Christmas"). He was the donor of the extensive grounds on which the General Theological Seminary, New York city, stands.
By Charles Dudley Warner
