Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This famed author needs no introduction really. Obviously best known as Sherlock Holmes' creator, this man was so much more than the creation he ended up despising. Born this day in 1859 in Edinburgh to Irish (or sort of as his dad was born in England but was of Irish descent) parents, Doyle had a bit of a tricky childhood. It seems worth mentioning at this stage that Conan was actually a middle name along with Ignatius and his surname was Doyle so this is how we will refer to him. His father was an alcoholic and so at the age of five he and his siblings were scattered across Edinburgh to live with friends or family. Keep in mind there were 10 Doyle children but not all of them survive as per conditions at the time. Young Arthur was housed with the aunt of a friend and studied at Newington Academy for the next three years until the family was brought back together. His father died in 1893 bringing an end to the turmoil the family had faced regarding the tough financia...
