Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He is most famous as the inventor of Sherlock Holmes, but he had a varied career as a writer and journalist. He trained as a doctor and worked as a surgeon and medical officer.
A Switzerland-born Italian journalist and author, I studied theological philosophy and law. I've worked as an editor, writer and correspondent in London, Brussels, Milan and Venice.
In ancient maps from the Roman era, African regions about which there was no information were identified by the Latin inscription HIC SUNT LEONES (here there are lions), according to Cesare Marchi's book "Siamo tutti latinisti" (1986). The reason for the inscription was to warn the potential traveller of dangers that he may encounter in the unmapped areas.
