Sherlock Holmes characteristics
In matters of personal hygiene, by contrast, Holmes is described in as having a "cat-like" love of personal cleanliness. This in no way appears to hinder his intensely practical pursuit of his profession,
he is presented as an independent student of with a variety of very curious side interests, almost all of which turn out to be single-mindedly bent towards making him superior at solving crimes.
Holmes maintains strict adherence to scientific methods, and focuses on logic and the powers of observation and deduction.