Arthur Conan Doyle
From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a British author and physician. A prolific writer, his work included historical novels, science fiction, poetry, plays, and non-fiction. He is, however, best known as the creator of the immortal Sherlock Holmes, whose fictional exploits helped popularize the new genre of detective fiction. Despite his scientific training as a doctor, Conan Doyle would, in his later years, publicly espouse a fascination with the supernatural, developing a belief in spiritualism and going so far as to write a book called The Coming of the Fairies.
