Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish physician and writer who is best known for his detective stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. ¹⁾

He wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring Holmes. ²⁾

The first novel featuring Sherlock Holmes was “A Study in Scarlet” published in 1887. ³⁾

The most famous of the Holmes stories is “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” published in 1892. ⁴⁾

Doyle based the character of Sherlock Holmes on a real person, Dr. Joseph Bell, who was one of his professors in medical school. ⁵⁾

Conan Doyle also wrote historical novels, such as “The White Company” and “Micah Clarke.” ⁶⁾

He also wrote science fiction, including “The Lost World” which features a group of explorers discovering living dinosaurs in South America. ⁷⁾

Arthur Conan Doyle was an advocate for the use of forensic science in criminal investigations and was a pioneer in the field of forensic science. ⁸⁾

He was also an avid believer in Spiritualism and wrote several books on the subject. ⁹⁾

Conan Doyle was knighted by King Edward VII for his services to literature in 1902. ¹⁰⁾

The Sherlock Holmes stories were very popular in the United States, and Conan Doyle made several trips to America to give lectures on the character. ¹¹⁾

The Sherlock Holmes character has been adapted for film and television numerous times, with over 70 actors have played the character. ¹²⁾

Conan Doyle's original manuscript for A Study in Scarlet was sold at auction in 2004 for $1.5 million. ¹³⁾

The author died on July 7, 1930, and was buried in the graveyard of St. Mary's Church in Minster-in-Sheppey, Kent. ¹⁴⁾

Arthur Conan Doyle's literary works have been translated into over 60 languages and have never been out of print since his death. ¹⁵⁾