Background
Moore, Clement Clarke was born on July 15, 1779 in New York City. Son of Review Benjamin and Charity (Clarke) Moore.
Moore, Clement Clarke was born on July 15, 1779 in New York City. Son of Review Benjamin and Charity (Clarke) Moore.
Graduate Columbia, 1798.
Gave 60 lots in New York City to make possible General Theological Seminary, 1819, became professor Oriental and Greek literature, 1823, Author: A Compendious Lexicon of the Hebrew Language: In Two Volumes, 1809. A Visit from Saint Nicholas, or Twas the Night Before Christmas. When All Through the House, 1822.
Poems, 1844.
George Castriot, Surnamed Scanderberg, King of Albania, 1850.
Married Catharine Taylor, November 20, 1813.