Izaak Walton
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English author and biographer (1593-1683)
Key facts
- Born
- Izaak Walton , c. 1593 , Stafford , England
- Died
- 25 December 1683 (1683-12-25) (aged 90), Winchester , England
- Notable works
- The Compleat Angler (1653)
- Spouse
- Rachel Floud ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 1626</span>"}]]}'>1626 ; died 1640 ) Anne Ken ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1641?–1662 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Walton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stafford
- Place of death
- Winchester
- Occupation
- biographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Izaak Walton.jpg
- Residence
- Chebsey
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- place of burial
- Winchester Cathedral
- Commons category
- Izaak Walton
- date of death
- 1683-12-15
- date of birth
- 1593-08-09
- name in native language
- Izaak Walton
- writing language
- English language
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- P12749
- Pierre Beaumarchais
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Izaak Walton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Walton's house at '120 Chancery Lane' occupied 1627–1644 (from Old & New London, Walter Thornbury, 1872) Izaak Walton (baptised 21 September 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler (1653), he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives.
Born at Stafford around 1593, Walton moved to London in his teens, where he worked as a linen draper. In the capital, he befriended the poet and clergyman John Donne. A Royalist during the English Civil War, Walton returned to his home county of Staffordshire, settling at Shallowford, following the Royalist defeat at Marston Moor in 1644. Though Walton had returned to London by 1650, his experiences at Shallowford provided material for The Compleat Angler: a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing, first published in 1653. Throughout his life, Walton published biographies of subjects including Donne and Henry Wotton. These were later collected as Walton's Lives.
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