Santa Claus is his joking invention. In 1821, the book "A New-year's present, to the little ones from five to twelve" was published in New York. It contained "Old Santeclaus with Much Delight", an anonymous poem describing Santeclaus on a reindeer sleigh, bringing presents to children. Some modern ideas of Santa Claus seemingly became canon after the anonymous publication of the poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas" (better known today as "The Night Before Christmas") in the Troy, New York, "Sentinel" on 23 December 1823; Clement Clarke Moore later claimed authorship, though some scholars argue that Henry Livingston, Jr. (who died nine
Nicholas G. Moore trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation. In the political realm, he has been a member of Bush-Cheney 2004 election campaign and the Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee. Nicholas G. Moore Nicholas G. Moore is a director at Wells Fargo & Company and retired chairman and chief executive officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Moore received his BS degree in accounting from St. Mary's College of California and his JD degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law. He entered Coopers & Lybrand in 1968 as an accountant and was admitted to the partnership in 1974. In 1981 he was named managing