Sherlock Holmes is a character of fiction so he was invented. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invented Sherlock Holmes. He was a medical doctor. When was the first story published? 1887. How many Sherlock Holmes were published ? 4 novels and 56 short novels (stories). What are Sherlock Holmes qualities ? He is logical reasoning, got alibity to adopt almost any disguise and got forensic science skills. He is supposed to live at 221b backer street, at London