Solomon DeLong

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

1. ^ "Pumpernickle Bill". Time. 1937-08-09. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758109,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
2. ^ 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. 

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Name	DeLong, Solomon
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Date of birth	1849
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Date of death	1925
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