Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American professor of Oriental and Greek literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning, at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in New York City. He is best known as the author of the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas"), first published anonymously in 1823. Moore was born in New York City to Bishop Benjamin Moore and Charity Clarke. He was of English, Welsh, and Scottish descent. He graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University) in 1798, and was a professor there from 1801 to 1809. He was also a scholar of Hebrew and Greek, and wrote a Hebrew lexicon. Moore was a wealthy landowner, and owned a large estate in Chelsea, Manhattan. He was a philanthropist, and donated land for the General Theological Seminary, and for the establishment of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. He was also a trustee of Columbia College, and a member of the New-York Historical Society. Moore died in 1863, at the age of 83. He is buried in the churchyard of the Church of the Intercession in New York City.
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