Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle in June 1914
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a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson
Born
Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle 22 May 1859 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died
7 July 1930 (aged 71) Crowborough, Sussex, England
Occupation
Writer physician
adultbasic
Britain
Children
5 (including Adrian and Jean )
Education
University of Edinburgh
era
1800+
Genre
Detective fiction fantasy science fiction historical novels non-fiction
Notable works
Stories of Sherlock Holmes The Lost World
Spouse
Louisa Hawkins ( m. 1885; died 1906) Jean Leckie ( m. 1907)