3. More about Sherlock Holmes.
Was he a real person? If so, where and when was he born? If not, who "invented" him?
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character who first appeared in publication in 1887. The stories of Sherlock Holmes, the world’s first consulting detective, come to us through the published writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur was a physician who was also a prolific writer.
The question to the reality of Sherlock Holmes is discusses in this paper:
http://www.sherlockian.net/world/starling.html
The conclusion of this paper is:
“Sherlock Holmes is a man who never lived and will never die,”
About his family, Sherlock Holmes has a brother, called Mycroft. Mycroft Holmes appears as a character in two of the Holmes stories: "The Greek Interpreter" and "The Bruce-Partington Plans". He’s seven years older than Sherlock.