Professor Moriarty

fictional character from Sherlock Holmes
Person literary_character Q283111
Professor Moriarty
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Professor Moriarty

Summary

Professor Moriarty is a literary character[1]. He died in Reichenbach Falls[2]. He died on 1891[3]. He worked as a criminal[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of literary_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,156 views/month, #3 of 421).[7]

Key Facts

  • Professor Moriarty died in Reichenbach Falls[2].
  • Professor Moriarty died on 1891[3].
  • Professor Moriarty held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • Professor Moriarty's professions included criminal[4].
  • Professor Moriarty worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Professor Moriarty's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Professor Moriarty is the creator of Arthur Conan Doyle[9].
  • Professor Moriarty is recorded as male[10].
  • Professor Moriarty's instance of is recorded as literary character[11].
  • Professor Moriarty's instance of is recorded as film character[12].
  • Professor Moriarty's instance of is recorded as television character[13].
  • Professor Moriarty's instance of is recorded as fictional human[14].
  • Theodore Moriarty is named after Professor Moriarty[15].
  • Professor Moriarty's killed by is recorded as Sherlock Holmes[16].
  • Professor Moriarty was performed by Andrew Scott[17].
  • Professor Moriarty was performed by Jared Harris[18].
  • Among the performers on Professor Moriarty was Ralph Fiennes[19].
  • Among the performers on Professor Moriarty was Vincent D'Onofrio[20].
  • Among the performers on Professor Moriarty was Eric Porter[21].
  • Among the performers on Professor Moriarty was Richard Roxburgh[22].
  • Among the performers on Professor Moriarty was Laurence Olivier[23].
  • Professor Moriarty was performed by Lionel Atwill[24].
  • Among the performers on Professor Moriarty was Henry Daniell[25].
  • Among the performers on Professor Moriarty was John Huston[26].
  • Professor Moriarty was performed by Paul Freeman[27].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include criminal[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6].

Works and Contributions

Professor Moriarty is the creator of Arthur Conan Doyle[9]. Things named for him include Moriarty[28], a literary work[29], written by Anthony Horowitz[30].

Death and Burial

Professor Moriarty died on 1891[3]. He died in Reichenbach Falls[2].

Why It Matters

Professor Moriarty ranks in the top 0.71% of literary_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,156 views/month, #3 of 421).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for him include Moriarty[28], a literary work[29], written by Anthony Horowitz[30].

FAQs

Where did Professor Moriarty die?

Professor Moriarty died in Reichenbach Falls[2].

What did Professor Moriarty do for work?

Professor Moriarty worked as criminal[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Final Problem. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . issuu.com. Retrieved . issuu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wordpress.danieltubau.com. wordpress.danieltubau.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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