Arthur Conan Doyle
Full Name: Arthur Conan Doyle [Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle]
Nationality:
Profession: Author
Why Famous: Creator of Sherlock Holmes and Professor Challenger
Born: May 22, 1859
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Star Sign: Gemini
Died: July 7, 1930 (aged 71)
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Articles on Arthur Conan Doyle
How the First Sherlock Holmes Story was Sold for a Song
How did an English publisher most famous for giving the world Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management come to publish the first Sherlock Holmes story?
December 1, 1887
A Deadly Bite, Or King Tut's Revenge?
It was one of the most spectacular archaeological finds – but was the disturbed Tutankhamun a sleeping tiger?
February 16, 1923
Married Life
- 1885-08-05 Author Arthur Conan Doyle (26) weds Louisa Hawkins
- 1907-09-18 Author Arthur Conan Doyle (48) weds Jean Elizabeth Leckie
Historical Events in the Life of Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1892-10-31 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "What are we all? Poor silly half-brained things peering out at the infinite, with the aspirations of angels and the instincts of beasts."
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