Ignatius J Riley, Son of Sherlock Holmes Revealed!

Did you know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, had a middle name? Ignatius. (Wise move to choose Conan over Ignatius, by the way, big Conan fan growing up myself). But it got me thinking about another Ignatius. Ignatius J. Riley of Confederacy of Dunces. Could it be? A quick browse on Google didn't bring anything back. I think there is some parallel. I mean, how many grown men do you know that walk around in a hunting cap. Ignatius and Sherlock do. They both share the same arrogant intelligence but with Ignatius, its as if Sherlock ate Watson. He earned his PhD loves to quote philosopher, Boethius, but is a bumbler. Ignatius denounces the world's lack of "theology and geometry". While Sherlock perceives the world's geometry and uses it to his advantage. For all you students out there, I'm sure there's a paper in here somewhere. Anywho, something to ponder.