Diedrich Knickerbocker

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fictional character literary persona pseudonymous author

Diedrich Knickerbocker is a fictional Dutch-American historian persona created by Washington Irving, best known as the purported author of "A History of New York."

Aliases (1)

first-person narrator Diedrich Knickerbocker ×1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → literary persona → pseudonymous author →
associatedWith	Dutch colonial history of New York → New York City →
characterType	comic persona → satirical historian →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	Washington Irving →
culturalImpact	helped popularize the term "Knickerbocker" for old New York families →
ethnicBackground	Dutch-American →
fictionalEthnicity	Dutch →
fictionalUniverse	works of Washington Irving →
firstAppearanceInWork	A History of New York →
firstPublicationYear	1809 →
genreAssociation	humor → satire →
hasMetafictionalRole	blurs boundary between author and narrator →
inspiredTerm	Knickerbocker (nickname for New Yorker) →
language	English →
literaryMovement	early American literature →
medium	literature →
nationality	American →
notableWork	A History of New York →
occupation	historian →
portrayedAs	antiquarian → eccentric scholar →
relatedConcept	frame narrative → literary hoax in early American publishing → pseudonym →
roleInWork	narrator of "A History of New York" → purported author of "A History of New York" →
settingOfActivity	New Amsterdam → early New York →
usedAs	authorial mask for Washington Irving →
usedFor	literary hoax → marketing of "A History of New York" →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A History of New York → Book II (A History of New York) → Book III (A History of New York) → Book V (A History of New York) →	narrator
A History of New York →	authorPseudonym
A History of New York →	featuresCharacter
Book I →	featuresNarrator
Book I →	hasAuthorPseudonym
Book II (A History of New York) →	hasCreatorPseudonym
Book II (A History of New York) →	hasMainCharacter
Book I ("first-person narrator Diedrich Knickerbocker") →	narrativeMode
A History of New York →	notableCharacter
Knickerbocker (nickname for New Yorker) →	popularizedThroughCharacter
Washington Irving →	pseudonym
Book III (A History of New York) →	pseudonymousAuthor
A History of New York →	titleCharacter