- Solomon DeLong
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Solomon DeLong (born February 8, 1849, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania-February 2, 1925, Allentown, Pennsylvania) was a Pennsylvania German language writer and journalist. DeLong was a teacher, business man, and, for twelve years, Pennsylvania German columnist of the Allentown newspaper The Morning Call, where he wrote under the pen name Obediah Grouthomel.[1] DeLong provided the Pennsylvania German language translation of Clement Clarke Moore's poem A Visit from St. Nicholas (also known as The Night before Christmas). The Pennsylvania German language translation of the poem was first printed in The Morning Call on December 24, 1920.[2]
References
- ^ "Pumpernickle Bill". Time. 1937-08-09. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758109,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Zimmerman, Thomas C.; Solomon DeLong. The Night Before Christmas; Pennsylvania Dutch and English. p. 18. ISBN 3-937467-14-9. http://masthof.com/bookstore/bookstore_viewbook.php?id=418.
Categories:- 1849 births
- 1925 deaths
- American journalists
- German-American history
- American writers of German descent
- Pennsylvania culture
- Pennsylvania Dutch people
- People from Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania German culture
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