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Dr. Richard Austin Freeman MRCS LSA (11 April 1862 – 28 September 1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke.
The Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries series written by author R Austin Freeman is comprised of 28 books in total, which were released between the years 1907 and 1942. The debut book of the series is entitled ‘The Red Thumb Mark’.
Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke is a fictional detective in a long series of 21 novels and 40 short stories by British author R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943). Thorndyke was described by his author as a 'medical jurispractitioner': originally a medical doctor, he turned to the bar and became one of the first — in modern parlance — forensic scientists.
Richard Austin Freeman (born 1862, London—died Sept. 30, 1943, Gravesend, Kent, Eng.) was a popular English author of novels and short stories featuring the fictional character John Thorndyke, a pathologist-detective.
R. Austin Freeman has 505 books on Goodreads with 32735 ratings. R. Austin Freeman’s most popular book is The Red Thumb Mark (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #1).
Mystery & Thrillers, Travel, Fiction. edit data. Richard Freeman was born in Soho, London on 11 April 1862, the son of Ann Maria (nee Dunn) and Richard Freeman, a tailor. He was originally named Richard, and later added the Austin to his name.
Biography of R. Austin Freeman. R. Austin Freeman (1862-1943), British physician and author of the Dr. John Thorndyke detective crime series including The Red Thumb Mark (1907).
