Herbert Greenhough Smith

Herbert Greenhough Smith (1855 – 14 January 1935) was the first editor of The Strand Magazine which published many of Conan Doyle'>Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. His active support and encouragement to Conan Doyle, and the magazine's vigorous promotion of the Sherlock Holmes character, had much to do with the character's success.

Personal facts

Herbert Greenhough Smith
Birth dateJanuary 03, 1855
Birth place
Stroud
Nationality
England
Date of deathJanuary 14, 1935
Place of death
London

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  1. http://www.fifeweb.net/dickdonovan/muddock.htm
  2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212903