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Cyrania de Bergerac wrote: I do have to admit, I haven't read Dupin. Dupin was not a detective technically, when he was made the word didn't even exist. His reasons for solving crimes changed from time to time with each story. He solved the crimes by using his creativity, imagination and intelect mostly, and sometimes even placing himself "in the boots of the criminal".

Made by Edgar Allan Poe and beated Sherlock by 30-40 years. Sherlock himself is heavily based on Dupin, you could even say he is a more Gary Stuish version of Dupin (Holmes even practically says such a thing in one of his stories), with a dumber companion to make Sherlock look cooler in comparison.