Full Name: Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
Profession: Author
Biography: 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, 1887A 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."