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    Washington Irving

    American writer, historian, and diplomat (1783–1859)

    This article is about the writer. For the cricketer, see Irving Washington.

    Washington Irving

    Daguerreotype of Washington Irving
    (modern copy by Mathew Brady,
    original by John Plumbe)

    Born(1783-04-03)April 3, 1783
    New York City, U.S.
    DiedNovember 28, 1859(1859-11-28) (aged 76)
    Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
    Resting placeSleepy Hollow Cemetery, New York
    Pen nameGeoffrey Crayon, Diedrich Knickerbocker, Jonathan Oldstyle
    Occupation
    • Short story writer
    • essayist
    • biographer
    • historian
    • diplomat
    LanguageEnglish
    Literary movementRomanticism
    RelativesWilliam Irving (brother)
    Peter Irving (brother)
    In office
    1842–1846
    PresidentJohn Tyler
    James K.

    Polk

    Preceded byAaron Vail
    Succeeded byRomulus Mitchell Saunders

    Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biog