Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as Alhambra, Christopher Columbus and the Moors. Irving served as American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.

Knickerbocker's History of New York written by Washington Irving.In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbocker's purported manuscript, A History of New York, was Irving's own. Told from Knickerbocker's point of view, A History of New York is a chronicle of New York's fifty years under Dutch rule in the 1600s that plays fast and loose with the facts, to uproarious effect. A History of New York propelled Irving to the heights of literary stardom.

Dutch: Zoe De Jong
Translator Zoe was raised in a foster house where they used to read different books for bedtime. Slowly that became her profession. Born in late 60s, her whole life was devoted to book of all kinds and culture. Later she saw so much vast emotions in other books she began translating all the books she could find in Dutch. Her translated books are now published by Myers Pressler Publication.

1. Name: Zoe De Jong
2. Date of death: n/a (alive)
3. Translation publication date: January 11, 2021
4. Translation publication country: USA

Knickerbocker's History of New York by Washington Irving in Dutch language translated by Zoe De Jong(Myers Presslers Publication)