caption residence death_date death_place birth_place image_size birth_date known_for spouse image article_title name
portrait of walton by jacob huysmans , c. 1672 shallowford , staffordshire 15 december 1683 winchester , england stafford , england 225px unknown , c. 1594 author of '' the compleat angler '' rachel ken -lrb- 1641 ? -- 1662 -rrb- floud -lrb- married 1626 -- 1640 -rrb- anne izaak walton.jpg izaak walton
 izaak walton
izaak walton

izaak walton -lrb- c. 1594 -- 15 december 1683 -rrb- was an english writer .
best known as the author of `` the compleat angler '' , he also wrote a number of short biographies that have been collected under the title of `` walton 's lives '' .
