Professor Moriarty
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Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and criminal mastermind created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be a formidable enemy for the author's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. He was create
Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of "The Final Problem"
Simon Newcomb (circa 1905), one possible model for Moriarty
George Boole (circa 1860), another possible model for Moriarty
The Final Problem
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"The Final Problem" is a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom, and McClure's Mag
Professor Moriarty
…He was created primarily as a device by which Doyle could kill Holmes and end the hero's stories. Professor Moriarty first appears in the short story "The Adventure of the Final Problem", first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1893. He also plays a role in the final Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear, but without a…
Holmes and Moriarty, 1893 illustration by Harry C. Edwards in McClure's
The Reichenbach Falls, near Meiringen, Switzerland
Statue of Holmes outside the English Church, Meiringen
London-style Street sign outside the Sherlock Holmes Museum