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Professor James Moriarty
GIVEN NAME(S): James
SURNAME(S): Moriarty
GENDER: Male
FICTIONAL: yes
DESCRIPTION: Professor Moriarty is the archenemy of Sherlock Holmes, a fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Moriarty is a criminal mastermind whom Holmes describes as the "Napoleon of crime."
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TYPE: villain
YEAR: 1894
BOOK: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
AUTHOR: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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