In real life who was Holmes based on?

Tabby Tom

Doyle said that Holmes was based on Dr Joseph Bell, a surgeon and professor at Edinburgh University, who could sometimes deduce from a patient's appearance not only his disease but his job and where he lived. Doyle studied medicine at Edinburgh and worked as Dr Bell's outpatients' clerk. Sources: 'The Originals: Who's Really Who in Fiction' by William Amos and 'Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction' by M. C. Rintoul. Jan 26 03, 8:04 PM

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