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Mycroft Holmes was one of the founders of the Diogenes Club, Whitehall. Diogenes of Sinope -- presumably for whom the club is named -- is perhaps the most famous ancient cynic philosopher.
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Is Katie Holmes related to Sherlock Holmes?
Yes. Katie has an older brother, Martin Joseph, Jr. who works as a lawyer in Ohio.
Sherlock Holmes had an older brother named Mycroft?
True
Which clever fictional character has an older brother named Mycroft?
Sherlock Holmes
Was Dr Watson older than Sherlock Holmes?
I think about a year or two
Which Sherlock Holmes is the one where Sherlock meets his brother?
Mycroft HolmesIn the books, he had an older brother called Mycroft Holmes who was said to be even smarter than Sherlock himself.There was also a film called "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother" where Gene Wilder played younger brother "Sigerson Holmes", the name "Sigerson" taken from the alias Sherlock used abroad after the events of "The Final Problem" and before "The Empty House" while he was playing dead.He had one brother named Mycroft Holmes.Why, that would be ol' Mycroft, smarter than Sherlock but insufferably lazy, preferring to hang out at the Diogenes Club rather than run around solving problems like his younger brother. Doctor Watson meets him in The Greek Interpreter, never having heard about him before.Yes.Both Sherlock and Mycroft contend that Mycroft was the more intelligent and more properly socialized brother while Sherlock was the better detective and less socially acceptable.
Is Katie Holmes related to Sherlock Holmes?
Yes. Katie has an older brother, Martin Joseph, Jr. who works as a lawyer in Ohio.
Sherlock Holmes had an older brother named Mycroft?
True
Which clever fictional character has an older brother named Mycroft?
Sherlock Holmes
Who plays Sherlock Holmes older brother?
In the TV show Sherlock, Mycroft Holmes is played by Mark Gatiss. In the latest Sherlock Holmes movie A Game of Shadows Mycroft is played by Stephen Fry.
How old is Mycroft Holmes?
7 years older than Sherlock.
Was Dr Watson older than Sherlock Holmes?
I think about a year or two
Which Sherlock Holmes is the one where Sherlock meets his brother?
Mycroft HolmesIn the books, he had an older brother called Mycroft Holmes who was said to be even smarter than Sherlock himself.There was also a film called "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes's Smarter Brother" where Gene Wilder played younger brother "Sigerson Holmes", the name "Sigerson" taken from the alias Sherlock used abroad after the events of "The Final Problem" and before "The Empty House" while he was playing dead.He had one brother named Mycroft Holmes.Why, that would be ol' Mycroft, smarter than Sherlock but insufferably lazy, preferring to hang out at the Diogenes Club rather than run around solving problems like his younger brother. Doctor Watson meets him in The Greek Interpreter, never having heard about him before.Yes.Both Sherlock and Mycroft contend that Mycroft was the more intelligent and more properly socialized brother while Sherlock was the better detective and less socially acceptable.
Did Sherlock Holmes have friends?
His brother, Mycroft. Sherlock Holmes had one brother. His name was Mycroft Holmes. He was smarter than Sherlock, but did not like moving around the way Sherlock always did. Sherlock Holmes's grandmother was the sister of the French painter, Vernet. Towards the beginning of 'The Adventure of the Norwood Builder' we find this passage: At the time of which I speak, Holmes had been back for some months, and I, at his request, had sold my practice and returned to share the old quarters in Baker Street. A young doctor, named Verner, had purchased my small Kensington practice, and given with astonishingly little demur the highest price that I ventured to ask - an incident which only explained itself some years later, when I found that Verner was a distant relation of Holmes', and that it was my friend who had really found the money.
What was Sherlock Holmes family situation?
According to 'The Greek Interpreter,' Holmes' ancestors were country squires. A distant relative of Holmes named Verner took over Watson's medical practice in the 'Adventure of the Norwood Builder' enabling Watson to rejoin Holmes in Baker Street.
Who drives Watson to the station in the final problem?
Watson did not take the first nor second cab, but he was driven to Victoria station in a brougham driven by none other than Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's older brother.
What jobs did Sherlock Holmes have other than a private investigator?
Homes Holmes came from a class of moneyed people who did not have to 'work' for a living. As he was a restless person who needed to 'do' something, he set out to solve crimes. However, if he didn't find an interesting case he indulged in opium dens, cocaine, science experiments & violin playing. Holmes older brother,Mycroft,was (by his own words) too lazy to do anything.
Who founded chad?
Thad Ehresman,he named it after his nickname his older brother gave him.
