Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Author Horoscope: Creator of Sherlock Holmes & His Spiritual Quest

 Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. He also wrote historical novels, science fiction, poetry, plays, and later became a prominent advocate of Spiritualism.

Sir Arthur rising sign is Gemini with placement of Jupiter - gave him fame, intelligent, witty, quick with ideas and multi-tasker.

His Moon sign is Capricorn (Uttarashada - 4 Star) gives goal focused, ambitious and reserved.

Early Life & Education

• 1859 — Born on 22 May at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, to Charles Altamont Doyle and Mary Foley.  (Sun dasha)
• 1868–1875 — Attended Jesuit schools: Hodder Preparatory School and Stonyhurst College in Lancashire. (Mars dasha)
• 1875–1876 — Studied for a year at a Jesuit college in Feldkirch, Austria.
• 1876 — Entered the University of Edinburgh Medical School. Met Dr. Joseph Bell, whose observational methods later inspired Sherlock Holmes. (Mars dasha - Moon bhukti)

Medical Career & Early Writing

• 1879 — First short story, “The Mystery of Sasassa Valley,” published. (Rahu dasha - Jupiter bhukti)
• 1880 — Served as ship’s surgeon on the Arctic whaler Hope. 
• 1881 — Graduated as Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. Served as ship’s doctor on a voyage to West Africa. (Rahu dasha - Jupiter bhukti)
• 1882–1890 — Practised medicine in Southsea (Portsmouth). Writing gradually became more important. 
• 1885 — Married Louisa “Touie” Hawkins. Received his M.D. degree. (Rahu dasha - Mercury bhukti)
• 1887 — A Study in Scarlet (first Sherlock Holmes novel) published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual. (Rahu dasha - Ketu bhukti)

Rise to Fame

• 1890 — The Sign of the Four published. Gave up medical practice to write full-time. (Rahu dasha - Venus bhukti)
• 1891 — First Sherlock Holmes short stories appeared in The Strand Magazine (“A Scandal in Bohemia” and others). Immediate success. 
• 1892 — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (collection) published.
• 1893 — Father died. Published “The Final Problem,” in which Holmes appears to die at the Reichenbach Falls (Doyle wanted to focus on more “serious” work). (Rahu dasha - Moon bhukti)
• 1894 — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes published.

Later Career, Knighthood & Personal Life

• 1901–1902 — The Hound of the Baskervilles published (set before Holmes’s “death”). (Jupiter dasha - Ketu bhukti)
• 1902 — Knighted by King Edward VII (mainly for his writings on the Boer War). (Jupiter dasha - Venus bhukti)
• 1903 — Brought Holmes back in “The Empty House.” The Return of Sherlock Holmes followed.
• 1906 — First wife Louisa died of tuberculosis. (Jupiter dasha - Moon bhukti)
• 1907 — Married Jean Leckie. (Jupiter dasha - Mars bhukti)
• 1912 — The Lost World published (first Professor Challenger novel).
• 1914–1915 — The Valley of Fear published.
• 1917 — His Last Bow collection published.
• 1918 onward — Became a leading public advocate of Spiritualism after the deaths of family members in World War I. Lectured widely and wrote books on the subject.
• 1927 — The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (final collection) published.
• 1930 — Died of a heart attack on 7 July at his home, Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex, aged 71. (Mercury dasha - Mercury bhukti)

He had five children: Mary and Kingsley (with Louisa); Denis, Adrian, and Jean (with Jean Leckie).

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Major Works (Selected / Complete Overview by Category)

Sherlock Holmes Canon (4 novels + 56 short stories)

• A Study in Scarlet (1887)
• The Sign of the Four (1890)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
• The Valley of Fear (1915)
• His Last Bow (1917)
• The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)

Professor Challenger Series

• The Lost World (1912)
• The Poison Belt (1913)
• The Land of Mist (1926)
• Related short stories including “When the World Screamed” and “The Disintegration Machine”

Historical & Adventure Novels

• Micah Clarke (1889)
• The White Company (1891)
• The Refugees (1893)
• Rodney Stone (1896)
• Uncle Bernac (1897)
• Sir Nigel (1906)
• The Tragedy of the Korosko (1898)
• The Great Shadow (1892)

Other Novels

• The Mystery of Cloomber (1889)
• The Firm of Girdlestone (1890)
• The Doings of Raffles Haw (1891)
• The Parasite (1894)
• The Stark Munro Letters (1895)
• A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus (1899)
• The Maracot Deep (1929)

Short Story Collections (non-Holmes)

• The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales (1890)
• Round the Red Lamp (1894)
• The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (1896)
• The Adventures of Gerard (1903)
• The Green Flag and Other Stories (1900)
• Various horror, mystery, and adventure tales

Non-Fiction & Spiritualist Works

• The Great Boer War (1900)
• The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct (1902)
• The New Revelation (1918)
• The Vital Message (1919)
• The History of Spiritualism (1926)
• The Edge of the Unknown (1930)
• Autobiography: Memories and Adventures (1924)
• Numerous pamphlets, essays, and lectures on Spiritualism, justice campaigns (e.g., George Edalji case), and public issues.

Doyle also wrote poetry, plays, and hundreds of articles. A complete catalogue exceeds 200 short stories/articles plus the novels and collections listed above.