Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle KStJ, DL
Doyle in 1914
Born	Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-05-22)22 May 1859 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	7 July 1930(1930-07-07) (aged 71) Crowborough, Sussex, England
Occupation	Writer physician
Education	University of Edinburgh
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)​
Children	5, including Adrian and Jean
Parents	Charles Altamont Doyle Mary Foley
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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 milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste.