Arthur Conan Doyle
1859 – 1930 United Kingdom
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Who was Arthur Conan Doyle?
British physician and author who created the detective Sherlock Holmes, one of the most famous fictional characters in literature. He wrote 56 short stories and four novels featuring Holmes and also advocated for justice in several real criminal cases.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Arthur Conan Doyle (CC BY-SA 4.0).