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Diedrich KnickerbockerJoin now to read essay Diedrich KnickerbockerDiedrich KnickerbockerWashington Irving created a pseudo historian for the purpose of bettering his own work and to entertain his readers. In 1809 Irving wrote “A History of New York” through a persona known as Diedrich Knickerbocker. This was Knickerbocker’s first appearance in Irving’s work, but it sure wouldn’t.