WashingtonIrving

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=__Personal Life__= =Washington Irving was born in New York City on April 3, 1783.=

=**He died November 28, 1859.**= =He was the youngest of 11 children.= =His parents were Scottish-English immigrants.= =Washington Irving had many interests including writing, architecture and landscape design, traveling, and diplomacy.= =He was a military aide to New York Governer Thompkins in the U.S. Army.= =Irving was engaged to Matilda Hoffmanm.=

=__Professional Life__= =Washington Irving started writing in the //Morning Chronicle//(1802-1803), the //Salmagundi// (1807-1808), and was the editor of the //Analetic// magazine (1812-1814).= =He wote under many pen names. One of those names was Diedrich Knickerbocker and he used this name for his book "A History of New York" that describes and makes fun of early Dutch settlers in Manhattan.= == =__Major works__= =//The Life of George Washington//(5 vol.)= =//Geoffrey Crayon Rip Van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollow//= = = =__Awards won__= =Irving never won any awards but he did achieve fame.=

=__Period and/or Style__= =He was well known for his books on history and fiction.= =His writings were some what mysterious and very eccentric.= =__Favorite Themes__ He liked to write about fiction.= = = =__Websites__= =[|**http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/wirving.htm**]=