Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was 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. The Sherlock Holmes stories are considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
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Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle 22 May 1859 Edinburgh, Scotland
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7 July 1930 (aged 71) Crowborough, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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