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Adam Worth a German-born American criminal

Adam Worth (1844 - 8 January 1902) was a German-born American criminal. Scotland Yard Detective Robert Anderson nicknamed him "the Napoleon of the criminal world" (because of his short stature). He is widely considered the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional criminal mastermind James Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes series.

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Title: Adam Worth a German-born American criminal

Caption: Adam Worth (1844 - 8 January 1902) was a German-born American criminal. Scotland Yard Detective Robert Anderson nicknamed him "the Napoleon of the criminal world" (because of his short stature). He is widely considered the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional criminal mastermind James Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes series

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Image size: 3799 × 5521 px | 60.0 MB

Print size: 32.2 × 46.7 cm | 1495.7 × 2173.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 19TH CENTURY • ADAM WORTH • AMERICAN • BUSINESSMEN • CON MEN • CRIMINAL • CROOK • DELINQUENT • GERMAN • GERMANS • JAMES MORIARTY • ROBERT ANDERSON • SCOTLAND YARD • SHERLOCK HOLMES • SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE