CultureMeet the Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle drew inspiration for Sherlock Holmes from Joseph Bell, a renowned Scottish surgeon who taught Doyle when he was a young medical student at the University of Edinburgh. Bell is the subject of a new biography by medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris.
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Meet the Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
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