Francis Pharcellus Church
| Francis Pharcellus Church | |
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 Francis Pharcellus Church | |
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February 22, 1839 Rochester, New York |
| Died |
April 11, 1906 (aged 67) New York City, New York |
Francis Pharcellus Church (February 22, 1839 – April 11, 1906) was an American publisher and editor. He was a member of the Century Association.
Biography
He was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City in 1859.
With his brother William Conant Church he established The Army and Navy Journal in 1863, and Galaxy magazine in 1866 (merged with Atlantic Monthly after 10 years[1]). He was a lead editorial writer on his brother's newspaper, the New York Sun, and it was in that capacity that in 1897 he wrote his most famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". In this editorial he responds to a young girl's question if there truly is a Santa Claus, writing that he definitely exists "as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist".[2]
Church died in New York City, aged 67, and was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York. He had no children.
References
- ↑ The Galaxy (magazine)
- ↑ Editorial Board (24 December 2014). "‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’: Read the iconic 1897 editorial that continues to bring Christmas joy". New York Daily News.
External links
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
- Biography by BookRags.
- Works by Francis Pharcellus Church at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Francis Pharcellus Church at Internet Archive
- Works by Francis Pharcellus Church at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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