R. Austin Freeman

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R. Austin Freeman was a British writer best known for his early 20th-century detective stories featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke.

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instanceOf novelist
person
short story writer
birthName Richard Austin Freeman NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
createdCharacter Dr. John Thorndyke NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1862-04-11
dateOfDeath 1943-09-28
educatedAt Middlesex Hospital Medical School NERFINISHED
familyName Freeman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork forensic detective fiction
medicine
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
givenName Austin NERFINISHED
Richard
hasBibliographyItem The Eye of Osiris NERFINISHED
The Mystery of 31 New Inn NERFINISHED
The Red Thumb Mark NERFINISHED
The Singing Bone NERFINISHED
influenced later forensic detective fiction writers
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryService British Army Medical Service NERFINISHED
movement Golden Age of detective fiction NERFINISHED
name R. Austin Freeman NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableCharacter Dr. John Thorndyke NERFINISHED
Dr. Thorndyke NERFINISHED
notableWork Dr. Thorndyke series NERFINISHED
occupation novelist
physician
short story writer
writer
periodOfActivity early 20th century
late 19th century
pioneered inverted detective story
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
Gravesend NERFINISHED
Kent NERFINISHED
residence Gravesend NERFINISHED
servedIn Ashanti campaign
spouse Annie Elizabeth Edwards NERFINISHED
usedForensicScienceInFiction true
writingStyle pioneering inverted detective story

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