Maurice Leblanc

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**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](/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle "Arthur Conan Doyle")'s creation Sherlock Holmes.
## Allusions[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Maurice_Leblanc&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Allusions")]
* The surname Mouri for Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri came from **Maur**ice Leblanc.
:   * Ran's Japanese name derives from the Japanese rendering of Maurice Leblanc (from Mourisu Ruburan, according to Aoyama).