Baron Maupertuis
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional character.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- In Spring 1887, The Case of the Netherland-Sumatra Company and of the Colossal Schemes of Baron Maupertuis gave Sherlock Holmes an opportunity of demonstrating the value of a fresh weapon among the many with which he waged his life-long battle against crime (REIG 2).
