Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL 22 May 1859 7 July 1930 was a British writer who created the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet the first of four novels and more than fifty short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer other than Holmes stories his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Pro