Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Q: Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
A: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British doctor and author. He is well known for writing short stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, as well as science fiction and historical stories.
Q: What did he study at Edinburgh University?
A: He studied medicine at Edinburgh University from 1876 to 1881.
Q: What were his great gifts as a writer?
A: His great gifts as a writer were story-telling and character creation.
Q: What was the first Sherlock Holmes story that was published?
A: The first Sherlock Holmes story that was published was A Study in Scarlet.
Q: Who is Moriarty?
A: Moriarty is one of the great villains in fiction and is balanced by Holmes himself and Watson.
Q: How many children did Conan Doyle have?
A: Conan Doyle had six children - Mary Louise, Arthur Alleyne Kingsley (with Louise), Jean Lena Annette, Denis Percy Stewart, and Adrian Malcolm (with Jean).
Q: What organization did he join after his son's death during WWI? A: After his son's death during WWI, Conan Doyle joined The Ghost Club, a renowned supernatural organization which attempted to find proof of existence beyond the grave.
