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Mycroft Holmes

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fictional character, elder brother of Sherlock Holmes

Key facts

First appearance
" The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter " (1893)
Last appearance
" The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans " (1908)
Created by
Arthur Conan Doyle
Gender
Male
Occupation
Government official
Family
Sherlock Holmes (brother)
Nationality
British

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Family name
Holmes
Gender
male
Occupation
official
Performer
Max Irons
Image
Gree-07.jpg
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Commons category
Mycroft Holmes
member of
Diogenes Club
present in work
Sherlock
name in native language
Mycroft Holmes
date of birth
1847-03-18
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Encyclopedic overview

Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1893 to 1908. The elder brother (by seven years) of detective Sherlock Holmes, he is a government official and a founding member of the Diogenes Club. Mycroft is described as having abilities of deduction and knowledge exceeding even those of his brother, though their practical use is limited by his dislike of fieldwork.

Fictional character biography

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