Arthur Conan Doyle

Full Name: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Profession: Author

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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 and Photos

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

1881-01-01 Dr John Watson is first introduced to Sherlock Holmes in story written by Arthur Conan Doyle
1887-12-01 Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in "Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle
1890-03-01 1st US edition of Sherlock Holmes' first story "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle published
1892-10-14 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" collection of 12 stories originally published serially in "The Strand Magazine"
1905-03-07 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" collection in London after public pressure to revive his famous detective (Feb New York)

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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