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Washington Irving

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Washington Irving

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
6 Jul 1894 (aged 79–80)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Lot 10364 Section 29
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Washington Irving was the Nephew and namesake of his Uncle Washington Irving, the American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. Irving has been called the father of the American short story. He is best known for 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' in which the schoolmaster Ichabold Crane meets with a headless horseman, and 'Rip Van Winkle.'

Washington Irving was the Nephew and namesake of his Uncle Washington Irving, the American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. Irving has been called the father of the American short story. He is best known for 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' in which the schoolmaster Ichabold Crane meets with a headless horseman, and 'Rip Van Winkle.'

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