View Arthur Conan Doyle Family Background. Sir arthur ignatius conan doyle was born in edinburgh, scotland, to charles altamont doyle, a victorian artist and mary foley. His mother, mary doyle, was a major influence in his life.

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He got his middle name in honor of his father's uncle. Sir arthur ignatius conan doyle was a scottish physician writer, most noted for his stories about the detective sherlock holmes, which are considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of death. He created the character of professor james moriarty as a worthy adversary of holmes.

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He trained as a doctor, gaining his degree from edinburgh university in 1881. Arthur conan doyle was born on may 22, 1859 in edinburgh, scotland as arthur ignatius conan doyle. Sir arthur ignatius conan doyle was a scottish physician writer, most noted for his stories about the detective sherlock holmes, which are considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of death. Arthur conan doyle was a famous british writer best known by the series of books about sherlock holmes.