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克来门特．摩尔 (Clement
Moore) 被认为是在1822年12月24日完成圣尼古拉斯的拜访 (A
Visit from St. Nicholas) 的作者
当他坐上一个胖嘟嘟又长满胡子的荷兰人，驾驶着雪橇在纽约覆雪的街道上飞驰时，摩尔得到了灵感。圣尼古拉斯乃是摩尔根据这位荷裔美人、以及挪威传说里那神奇且会在平安夜里乐善好施的人物，所构思而成的角色；另外，故事也有一部分是根据访客从烟囱进入家中的德国传说而发展出来的。因为克来门特．摩尔是一个受过文学教育的人，所以他知道这些民间传说。他于1779年出生在一个家世显赫的纽约家庭里。他的父亲－班哲民．摩尔 (Benjamin
Moore) 是纽约的主教，曾经参与美国第一任总统乔治．华盛顿的就职大典。
He was inspired by the plump, bearded Dutchman who took him by sleigh on his errand through the snow-covered streets of New York City. Moore's vision of St. Nicholas draws upon Dutch-American and Norwegian traditions of a magical, gift-giving figure who appears at Christmas time. It also is based on the German legend of a visitor who enters homes through chimneys. Clement Moore knew of such folklore as a learned man of literature. He was born into a well-respected New York family in 1779. His father, Benjamin Moore, had served as president of Columbia University and Episcopal bishop of New York, participating in the inauguration of George Washington as the nation's first president.
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