Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, read voluminously as a child, was educated at a Jesuit boarding school and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. As a young man he had a number of adventurous medical positions--as a surgeon on a whaling ship in the Arctic and as the doctor on a ship to West Africa. He struggled to make a living as a doctor back in England and began writing short stories to supplement his income.

One of his professors, who was able to diagnose a patient's ailments simply by observation--before the patient had even said a word--became the model for the investigator Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes was first introduced to the world in the novel, A Study in Scarlet  in 1887, quickly followed by more novels and short stories about the observant detective and his medical friend, Dr. Watson. In 1894, Conan Doyle had the detective die in the 1894 story, The Final Problem, but fans were so outraged, he was forced to bring him back to life. Despite his many other literary works, Sir Conan Doyle will always be associated with the insightful investigators at 221B Baker Street and for setting the standard for detective stories.

Conan Doyle married twice, had several children and continued to seek adventures throughout his life as an all-around sportsman (skilled at skiing, martial arts and fencing, among other sports) and an intrepid traveler. He volunteered as a medical officer in the Boer War in South Africa (and was knighted by King Edward VII for his service), was a prospective member of Parliament, and fought against injustice.In the latter part of his life he became very involved in spiritualism. He died of a heart attack in 1930 at the age of 71.


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