Maurice Leblanc

Maurice-Marie-Émile Leblanc (11 November, 1864 - 6 November, 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.

Allusions

• The surname Mouri for Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri came from Maurice Leblanc.

• Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of Maurice Leblanc (from Mourisu Ruburan, according to Aoyama).