Quick Facts About Washington Irving
- Born
- April 3, 1783
- Died
- November 28, 1859
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Playwright
- Notable works
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Known for
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., Tales of the Alhambra, Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle
About Washington Irving
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
Biography source:
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