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
×CloseAmerican writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)
| Born | 3 April 1783 |
| Died | 28 November 1859 |
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Washington Irving
×CloseAmerican writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)
| Born | 3 April 1783 |
| Died | 28 November 1859 |
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Fiction, History, Description and travel, American literature, Children's fiction, short story, American Horror tales, Biography, short stories, American Short stories, Social life and customs, horror, Classic Literature, Juvenile fiction, Discovery and exploration, catalepsy, gothic fiction, Horror stories, Indians of North America, Travel, burial vaults, dragons, hermitages, heroic romances, hysteriaPlaces
United States, England, Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.), Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.), Spain, Oklahoma, America, New York (State), West (U.S.), Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Massachusetts, Northwestern States, Florida, Fountain of Youth, New England, Salem Village, Astoria (Or.), India, Italy, Paris, Amérique du Nord, Canada, Missouri, PaduaPeople
Washington Irving (1783-1859), Ethelred, George Washington (1732-1799), Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Christopher Columbus, Peyton Farquhar, Devil, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Sylvia Ward, Widow Wycherley, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1796-1878), C. Auguste Dupin, Elizabeth, Minister D—, Mr. Hooper, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Beatrice Rappaccini, Father TimeTime
19th century, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 711-1516, 1600s, American Civil War, 18th century, 1775-1865, Civil War, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1775-1783, Antebellum era, To 1848, 1692, 1713-1763 (New France), 711-1492 (Période arabe), Arab period, 711-1492, Carnival, Civil War, 1861-1865, Conquest, 1519-1540, Conquest, 1522-1548, Jusqu'à 1848, Revolution, 1775-1783, To 1810, carnivalID Numbers
- OLID: OL19725A
- ISNI: 0000000121370797
- VIAF: 65939603
- Wikidata: Q181667
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q181667
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