Arthur Conan Doyle

Career overview

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician who lived from May 22, 1859, to July 7, 1930. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, and is credited with 256 known credits primarily in the field of writing.

He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, which was the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Holmes and Dr. Watson. These Sherlock Holmes stories are recognized as milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer whose diverse works extend well beyond the Holmes series. His bibliography includes fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, plays, romances, poetry, nonfiction, and historical novels. Additionally, one of his early short stories, J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement, published in 1884, helped popularise the mystery genre.