What type of details about washington irving can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: washington irving -lrb- april 3 , 1783 -- november 28 , 1859 -rrb- was an american author , essayist , biographer , historian , and diplomat of the early 19th century . he is best known for his short stories '' rip van winkle '' -lrb- 1819 -rrb- and '' the legend of sleepy hollow '' -lrb- 1820 -rrb- , both of which appear in his book '' the sketch book of geoffrey crayon , gent . '' . his historical works include biographies of george washington , oliver goldsmith and muhammad , and several histories of 15th-century spain dealing with subjects such as christopher columbus , the moors and the alhambra . irving served as the u.s. ambassador to spain from 1842 to 1846 . he made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the '' morning chronicle '' , written under the pseudonym jonathan oldstyle . after moving to england for the family business in 1815 , he achieved international fame with the publication of '' the sketch book of geoffrey crayon , gent . '' in 1819 -- 20 . he continued to publish regularly -- and almost always successfully -- throughout his life , and just eight months before his death -lrb- at age 76 , in tarrytown , new york -rrb- , completed a five-volume biography of george washington . irving , along with james fenimore cooper , was among the first american writers to earn acclaim in europe , and irving encouraged american authors such as nathaniel hawthorne , herman melville , henry wadsworth longfellow , and edgar allan poe . irving was also admired by some european writers , including walter scott , lord byron , thomas campbell , francis jeffrey , and charles dickens . as america 's first genuine internationally best-selling author , irving advocated for writing as a legitimate profession , and argued for stronger laws to protect american writers from copyright infringement .
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