SH's birthday is usually simply placed at the year he was first revealed to
the world, i.e. 1887_



Sherlock Holmes Biography

<http://www.who2.com/job/fictionaldetective.html> Fictional Detective

Sherlock Holmes is the fictional creation of
<http://www.who2.com/sirarthurconandoyle.html> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who
wrote about the detective in a series of 60 stories published between 1887
and 1927. Holmes was famous for his extra-keen powers of observation and
deduction, which he used to solve perplexing crimes and mysteries. He
operated from his flat at 221b Baker Street in London, assisted by his
friend <http://www.who2.com/drwatson.html> Dr. Watson. The nefarious
criminal <http://www.who2.com/jamesmoriarty.html> Professor Moriarty
appears as Holmes's antagonist in some of the tales. Sherlock Holmes was an
immediate hit in Doyle's day and remains so popular that he is sometimes
mistaken for a real historical figure.



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