Izaak Walton
(1593-1683)

writer and author of The Compleat Angler

Died aged c. 90

Izaak Walton (baptised 21 September 1593 – 15 December 1683) was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler, 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.

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biographer of John Donne

Commemorated on 1 plaque

Traditional site of the birthplace of Izaak Walton 1593-1683. "Study to be quiet".

?, Stafford, United Kingdom where they was born (1593)