Washington Irving, American Writer(1783-1859)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Washington Irving
• Birth: April 3, 1783, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
• Death: November 28, 1859, Tarrytown, New York, USA
• Language: English
• Who he was: American short story writer, essayist, and historian; "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," both in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
• Included in lists (What's This?): HCF; Bloom

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