The founder of the London house-museum of the legendary literary character Sherlock Holmes, Grace Eidinyantz, was born on August 24, 1927 in London, in a family of Armenian immigrants. thirdforceplus writes about this.
Eidinyan's parents fled the Ottoman Empire to Russia during the Armenian Genocide, and later moved to Great Britain.
In 1990, Grace Eidinyants, a mother of three and a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes adventures, sold her own house and invested all the money in the purchase of the famous address 221b Baker Street, where, according to the books, Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson lived from 1881 to 1904. Eidinyants established a house-museum there. Although the tenant of this house is fictional, the building at this address has been recognized by the government as a building of architectural and historical significance and marked with a plaque traditionally used to mark the homes of historical figures.
The Sherlock Holmes House Museum immediately attracted the attention of the English public as well as tourists, and interest in it continues to this day. Aidinyan's investment soon brought him a huge profit. his fortune was estimated at 20 million pounds.
The life of Grace Aidinyants ended quite tragically. On November 28, 2015, at the age of 88, he died in a nursing home, according to media reports, "of a broken heart". The cause of his death was financial disputes between his children, his son, co-founder of the Sherlock Holmes House Museum, and his two daughters.
For many years, Grace Eidinyantz was the director of the Aid Armenia International charitable organization operating in London, whose goal was to support the Armenian people and bring the tragic history of Armenia to the world. His work is now carried on by his son, John Eidinyantz.
