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Dr. Watson

Also known as John Watson, Doctor Watson, John H. Watson, Doctor John H. Watson, Dr. John H. Watson, Dr. John Hamish Watson, Watson, Dr. John Watson

fictional character of Sherlock Holmes

AI overview

Dr. Watson is the fictional companion and narrator of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, created by author Arthur Conan Doyle. He matters because he serves as the lens through which readers experience Holmes's brilliant deductions and cases, making the stories more engaging and relatable.

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Wikidata facts

Given name: Hamish
Family name: Watson
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Spouse: Mary Morstan
Occupation: military physician
Educated at: University of London
Languages spoken: English language
Academic degree: Doctor of Medicine
Creator: Arthur Conan Doyle
Performer: Andrei Panin
Conflict: Second Anglo-Afghan War
Military rank: soldier
Image: Sherlock Holmes in The Five Orange Pips.jpg
Residence: 221B Baker Street
Significant event: gunshot wound

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present in work: The Hound of the Baskervilles
inspired by: Arthur Conan Doyle
birth name: John Hamish Watson
name in native language: Dr. Watson
enemy: Professor Moriarty
first appearance: A Study in Scarlet
name: Джон Ватсон
different from: John Watson

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Encyclopedic overview

Dr. John H. Watson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel A Study in Scarlet (1887). "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" (1927) is the last work of Doyle featuring Watson and Holmes, although their last appearance in the canonical timeline is in "His Last Bow" (1917).

As Holmes's friend and confidant, Watson has appeared in various films, television series, video games, comics and radio programmes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dr. Watson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.