Sherlock Holmes · every age
What was Sherlock Holmes doing at 60?
Detective who met Watson at 27, closed his last case at 60
- Aug 2, 1914
Catches a German spy in His Last Bow
Age 60. The one scene in the canon that gives his age.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Others at 60
Unofficial fan information. Character and series names are trademarks of their respective owners. The 1854 birth year comes from His Last Bow, set in 1914, where Holmes is described as 60. January 6 is an estimate by scholars. Event years follow the original texts.
Portrait: Illustration by Sidney Paget (1904), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source
