Did you know that Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of Sherlock Homes stories) killed off the famous detective in one of his earlier novels, but he had to bring Holmes back to life due to the public pressure? Let's review 5 interesting and fun facts about Sherlock Holmes that you probably didn't know!
1- Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Homes, said that the character of this famous detective was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell. Bell was a famous lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century. In his lectures, Bell emphasized the importance of close observation in making a diagnosis. This became one of the well-known characteristics of Sherlock Holmes.
2- In 1999, Prof. John Radford used Sherlock Holmes's stories as data, and applied three different methods to estimate Sherlock Holmes's IQ! He concludes that Holmes' intelligence was very high indeed and is around 190 points.
3- In 1893, Conan Doyle decided to spend more time on writing historical novels and thus killed off Holmes in "The Final Problem". However, due to the public pressure, he had to bring back Holmes to life 8 years later in "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1901).
4- In 2002, the Royal Society of Chemistry presented an honorary fellowship to Sherlock Holmes for his use of forensic science & analytical chemistry in popular literature. This is the first and only time that a fictional character has received such honour.
5- The Guinness World Records has listed Sherlock Holmes as the "most portrayed movie character". Sherlock Homes has been portrayed by more than 70 actors in over 200 films.
Bonus facts:
1-The phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson," never appears in the original stories.However, Sherlock Holmes does say, "Exactly, my dear Watson," in three of the stories.
2- The London Metropolitan Railway named one of its 20 electric locomotives deployed in the 1920s after Sherlock Holmes. He was the only fictional character so honored, alongside fellow eminent Britons such as Lord Byron, Benjamin Disraeli, and Florence Nightingale.
3- Some of the Sherlock Holmes movies are in public-domain and they can be watched free and legally online (all starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Homes and Nigel Bruce as John Watson). Examples:
1- Woman in Green (1945). The whole movie can be found online:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCcH...
2- Terror By Night (1946). The whole movie can be found online:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiQ2X...
3- Dressed to Kill (1946). The whole movie can be found online:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLAx...
4- Sherlock Homes and the Secret Weapon (1943). The whole movie can be found online:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Lv2...
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1- Woman in Green (1945). The whole clip can be found online:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiQ2X...
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