Francis Church
Francis ファーセルス Church (Francis Pharcellus Church, 18392 month 22 day - 1906 year4 month 11 day) America. The girl of 8 years old sent to the newspaper publishing company, "as for Santa Claus existing?" that it is famous by the fact that the editorial which answers vis-a-vis the contribution which is said was written.
New YorkRochesterIt is born. To be active the father and the older brother as a publication person, ファーセルス of the father to found the roadside ' New York chronicle ' paper of the pastor, as for William of the older brother1863' Army & naval journal ' magazine,1866' The galaxy ' magazine is founded. Francis has helped that the occasion where the older brother founds two magazines.
Civil War ' New York times ' a correspondent. After that, it relates to the start-up of the above-mentioned 2 magazines, the galaxy magazine is absorbed in the Atlantic monthly when, New York you became the editorial writer, you reached the point where editorial is written. Francis of the older brother was the one of the business partners of one timewise same paper.
18979 month and New YorkVirginian オハンロンIn elementary school "Santa Claus entering?" concerning the classmate it became quarrel. She insisted that Santa Claus it enters, but the classmate insisted that it is not. The letter that returning to the house, when it asks, the father who does the doctor, way ' the the sun ' you contribute, because you propose, her "we want Santa Claus teaching Phillip Francis オハンロン whether it exists, whether Santa Claus it enters," was sent. Vis-a-vis this contribution which is sent ' the the sun ' vis-a-vis, as for Church9 month 21 day, "you called to this world, love and consideration, however discernibly, there are some which certainly exist. Writing the editorial of the contents that in the same way as that, even Santa Claus exists certainly ", you answered. "Yes, Virginia and there is a Santa Claus (so is, Virginia, Santa Claus being to enter, does)" with this editorial which has one paragraph which is said to call big echo, from now on, ' the the sun ' when every year Christmas gets near, besides the fact that this editorial was published, this composition was picked up at the various places, became with one of the name sentences which are written concerning Christmas. But, when at that time the writer of this editorial is not announced, the writer is Francis, those where it had become clear were that postmortem thing. There was no either thing where lifetime, Virginia and Francis encounter.
In addition, American president Ulysses S grant and scientistJohn EricsonIt is known by also the fact that the biography is written.
1906, you passed away in New York, were buried in three tweet ホロウ.
Related item
- Christmas
- Santa Claus
Bibliography
- The Francis ファーセルス Church ' Santa Claus っ て it is, it is probably will be?' Nakamura Taeko translation, 偕 forming corporation, 1977
- Friend Virginian ' 偕 forming corporation of Murakami ゆ seeing child ' サンタ, 1994
