Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. His most famous character and story is Sherlock Holmes, who was created in 1887 for the story A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Dr. Watson and Holmes. Doyle is often referred to as "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" or "Conan Doyle".

Early Life
Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was born in England of Irish Catholic descent. Doyle's mother, Mary, was Irish Catholic. In 1864, the family scattered because of Charles's growing alcohol problem, and the children were temporarily housed across Edinburgh. Arthur stayed with Mary Burton, his friend's aunt, at Liberton Bank House on Gilmerton Road while studying at Newington Academy.