By examining Dr. James Mortimer ’s walking stick, for instance, Watson is able to deduce that its owner was a doctor who lived in the country—insights that were both correct and not readily …

When Sir Henry and Watson discuss what to do about Barrymore's mysterious late-night candle-waving, Watson speculates that Holmes "would follow Barrymore and see what he did" (9.8). …

Since no woman could possibly be so immune to John Watson's charms, the fanon theory arose that Anthea has prosopagnosia, or the inability to recognize faces.

As I am a physician, I’ve naturally been drawn to the Watson character in the Sherlockian Canon. The stories were written by a physician (Conan Doyle), and narrated by a physician (John …

Dr. John H. Watson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel A Study in Scarlet …

In the television series House, the character of Dr James Wilson is meant to be a direct reference to Watson, (with House himself being a direct reference to Holmes).

He is using his medical degree to practice as a surgeon for the British Army during the second Afghan war. However, he is shot and wounded, and after he contracts typhoid, he is sent back …

Dr. Watson, fictional English physician who is Sherlock Holmes ’s devoted friend, associate, and chronicler in a series of detective stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The first …

When it was a case of active work and a comrade was needed upon whose nerve Holmes could place some reliance, the rôle of Watson was obvious. But apart from this Watson had uses. …

In 1881, Watson met Scotland Yard consultant Sherlock Holmes, who was looking for a lodger for his home at 221B Baker Street. Watson complied to help pay rent, and became the crime …