Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician, best known for his four novels and fifty-six short stories about the fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson. These stories are considered milestones in crime fiction. He also created Professor Challenger and wrote fantasy and science fiction stories, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. Doyle was born in Edinburgh and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was knighted by King Edward VII in 1902 for his service during the Boer War.