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1. A fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
   - Sherlock Holmes
    
2. United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
   - Oliver Wendell Holmes
    
3. English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
   - Arthur Holmes
    
4. United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
   - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Type of: author, character, fictional character, fictitious character, geologist, jurist, legal expert, writer

Encyclopedia: Holmes, Maurice