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Was born
He was born in the city of Edimburg, Scotland. His father was Charles Altamon and Mary Foley -
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Arthur Conan Dyle life
Sir Arthur Conan Dyle was a British doctor and writer famous for being the creator of Sherlok holmes -
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Studying Medicine
He entered in Edinburg University and get a medicine degree. But in at the same time he was studying he wrote some stories anonimously -
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Working as a doctor
He worked as a ship doctor in southsea for 8 years -
Write "Habakuk Jephson's Statement"
This was important because, after doing it and having success, he decided to become a writer. The story was published in the Cornhill magazine -
Get married
He married Louise Haskins and then, in 1891, he moved with his family to London -
Publish "The sign of the four"
It was te second novel of Sherlock Holmes he did -
Becomes a writer
After publishing a study in Scarlet and two more historical novels, he had enough success to leave medicone and become a writer. He launched one in 1889 and the other in 1891 -
Write "The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct"
This was a booklet justifying the war between England and África. This was the second book he wrote about that war. This caused that then he became a "sir" -
Becomes a knight
He became a Sir because of his services to England -
Dead
He dead in 1930, 71 years old in England