American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent" (Wikipedia).
Washington Irving
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American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)
| Born | 3 April 1783 |
| Died | 28 November 1859 |
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Washington Irving
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American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)
| Born | 3 April 1783 |
| Died | 28 November 1859 |
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Fiction, History, Description and travel, Children's fiction, American literature, Social life and customs, Discovery and exploration, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Biography, American Short stories, Short stories, Juvenile fiction, Spanish, Travel, short story, American Horror tales, short stories, Christmas, Classic Literature, Indians of North America, New york (state), fiction, Christmas stories, Fiction, horror, horror, Fiction, short stories (single author)Places
England, United States, New York (State), Spain, Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.), Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.), America, West (U.S.), Northwestern States, Oklahoma, Astoria (Or.), Alabama, Massachusetts, Oregon, Owl Creek Bridge, New England, Palos de la Frontera (Spain), Salem Village, Florida, Granada (Kingdom), Fountain of Youth, India, Italy, New York, EuropePeople
Washington Irving (1783-1859), George Washington (1732-1799), Christopher Columbus, Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Peyton Farquhar, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Oliver Goldsmith (1730?-1774), Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1796-1878), Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Fernando III King of Castile and Leon (1199?-1252), Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Sylvia Ward, Widow Wycherley, Beatrice Rappaccini, C. Auguste Dupin, Elizabeth, Father Time, FortunatoTime
19th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 711-1516, 1600s, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 18th century, 1775-1865, American Civil War, Spanish Conquest, 1476-1492, To 1848, 1775-1783, Antebellum era, Civil War, Revolution, 1775-1783, To 1775, Carnival, Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775, 1692, 1713-1763 (New France), 1783-1809, 17th century, 711-1492 (Période arabe), Arab period, 711-1492, Civil War, 1861-1865ID Numbers
- OLID: OL19725A
- ISNI: 0000000121370797
- VIAF: 65939603
- Wikidata: Q181667
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q181667
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