How was Detective Sherlock Holmes character created?
The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were written by the English doctor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
How did Doyle create these characters? This is the story.
When Doyle started studying medicine at Edinburgh University in 1877, he met Dr. Joseph Bell.
Bell was a Scottish surgeon. He made detailed observations when diagnosing his patients. To improve his observation skills, he observed people he didn’t know. He made deductions from their recent activities. He also took part in many forensic investigations in England by using his observations with his medical knowledge. With this talent, he became the pioneer of forensic science. He showed the importance of science and observation in forensic investigations.
Doyle was so fascinated by Bell’s talent and inspired by his methods that he created the character Sherlock Holmes. He wrote 56 stories and 4 novels about Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock became so popular that various films and television series were made.
