Who is Sherlock Holmes?Sherlock Holmes, the world's first consulting detective, was bornJanuary 6, 1854 the descendant of country squires. He spent two yearsat university before taking rooms in Montague street around the cornerfrom the British Museum. While at university he spent the long vacationwith a friend, Victor Trevor, at Trevor's family home where Trevor Sr.,suggested Holmes make a profession out of his ability to observe. (GLOR)It was at St. Barts' Hospital sometime during 1882 that a mutualacquaintance introduced Holmes to Dr. John H. Watson, who was later tobecome Holmes' biographer and closest friend. The two would share roomsin Baker Street throughout most of Holmes' long career, save for thosetimes that Watson was married. (STUD)Holmes investigated close to a thousand cases by 1891 when he wassupposedly dispatched by Professor Moriarty (the most dangerous andformidable criminal mind Holmes would ever encounter) down the fallsof Reichenbach. (FINA)Resurrected in 1894, after a hiatus during which Holmes traveledthroughout Europe and Asia under various pseudonyms, Holmes returns toLondon and again takes up residence in Baker Street. (EMPT) He solvesmany hundreds of cases until he retires to Sussex sometime during 1903-04.His retirement is our great loss. We wish him well as he raises beesalong the Sussex Coast and we try to remember that it is always "1895".