Jun 3, 2026
“Corresponding member of the Swedish Pathological Society” [HOUN]
When James Mortimer, M.R.C.S. left behind his walking stick in
The Hound of the Baskervilles, it was filled with clues —
enough to lead Watson to his medical directory, which listed
Mortimer as a member of the Swedish Pathological Society.
In his 2008 Morley-Montgomery Award-winning article in Vol.
58, No. 4 of The Baker Street Journal, Mattias Boström,
BSI ("The Swedish Pathological Society") determined that Mortimer's
membership was an impossibility. He explains why and it's just a
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