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Doyle was born at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
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He was educated at the Jesuit school Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria.
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His first published piece, "The Mystery of Sasassa Valley", a story set in South Africa, was printed in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
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He published his first academic article, "Gelsemium as a Poison" in the British Medical Journal
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Doyle was employed as a doctor on the Greenland whaler Hope of Peterhead
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Arthur studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School
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Doyle joined former classmate George Turnavine Budd as his partner at a medical practice in Plymouth, but their relationship proved difficult, and Doyle soon left to set up an independent practice.
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Doyle married Louisa Hawkins
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His first work featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
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Doyle's first novels were The Mystery of Cloomber, not published
Doyle's first novels were The Mystery of Cloomber, not published until 1888, and the unfinished Narrative of John Smith, published only in 2011. -
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Doyle wrote seven historical novels, which he and many critics regarded as his best work
He also authored nine other novels, and later in his career (1912–29) five stories, two of novella length, featuring the irascible scientist Professor Challenger. The Challenger stories include what is probably his best-known work after the Holmes oeuvre, The Lost World. He was a prolific author of short stories, including two collections set in Napoleonic times featuring the French character Brigadier Gerard. -
Doyle attempted the study of ophthalmology in Vienna.
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While living in Southsea, Doyle played football
Doyle was a keen cricketer, he played 10 first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He also played for the amateur cricket team the Allahakbarries alongside authors J. M. Barrie and A. A. Milne. -
Doyle published his first Holmes short story in ten years, "The Adventure of the Empty House"
Doyle published his first Holmes short story in ten years, "The Adventure of the Empty House", in which it was explained that only Moriarty had fallen, but since Holmes had other dangerous enemies—especially Colonel Sebastian Moran—he had arranged to also be perceived as dead. Holmes was ultimately featured in a total of 56 short stories—the last published in 1927—and four novels by Doyle, and has since appeared in many novels and stories by other authors. -
Conan Doyle died of a heart attack at the age of 71