Francis Pharcellus Church
Francis Pharcellus Church was an American publisher and editor. In 1897, Church wrote the editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". Produced in response to eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's letter asking whether Santa Claus was real, the widely republished editorial has become one of the most famous ever written.
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- Born in
- Rochester
- Educated at
- Columbia UniversityColumbia Grammar & Preparatory School
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1839
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Birth1906
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