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Conan Doyle's life
Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Scottish doctor and author. He was famous because he wrote short stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes.
His mother, Mary Doyle, was a major influence in his life and His father, Charles, was an architect in Edinburgh -
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School
Arthur Conan Doyle, with the financial support of his uncles, entered the Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall School of the Order of the Society of Jesus, located in the county of Lancashire. -
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University
Conan studied medicine at Edinburgh University -
Work
He started work of a doctor in Southsea, while he wrote short stories in his spare time -
Portsmouth
He was moved to Portsmouth. There installed a clinic but it didn't well and he wrote stories -
Married
Conan Doyle married with Louisa Hawkins in 1885 and together they had two children Mary and Kingsley -
Sherlock Holmes
His first Sherlock Holmes story that was published was A Study in Scarlet in 1887 -
London
In 1887 he moved to London to practice as an ophthalmologist. -
Conan Doyle was knighted
Doyle was knighted in 1902 for his work with a field hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and other services during the South African -
Jean Leckie
A year after Louisa’s death, he married Jean Leckie and with her had three children, Denis, Adrian, and Jean. -
Sir Nigel
Sir Nigel is a historical novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1906. It takes place in medieval England around the year 1350 and narrates the life of a young nobleman from an impoverished family, Nigel Loring, -
Depression
After the death of his son Kingsley just before the end of the First World War, and the deaths of his brother Innes, his two brothers-in-law and his two nephews shortly after the war, Doyle sank into depression -
Died Louisa
Doyle's wife Louisa died in 1906 -
Cona Doyle died
He died on July 7, 1930 at the age of 71 from a heart attack, in Crowborough (England)