Contributions to Forensic Science

By gjacobs
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    First case reported

    First case reported
    first ever case using forensic science

  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila
    considered "father of forensics toxicology"

  • William Herschel

    William Herschel
    used thumbprints to identify workers in India

  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon
    Developed Anthropometry (using body measurements to distinguish individuals). Considered "father of criminal identification"

  • Henry Faulds

    Henry Faulds
    used fingerprints to eliminate innocent burglary suspects

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    Published his first sherlock holmes story. considered the first "csi"

  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton
    Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification as well as gave proof for uniqueness.

  • Hans Gross

    Hans Gross
    Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the criminal investigation field.

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered the ABO blood groups and got a Nobel prize.

  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard
    Founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics in France

  • Albert S. Osborn

    Albert S. Osborn
    Developed the fundamental principles of document examination.

  • Leone Lattes

    Leone Lattes
    Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood.

  • August Vollmer

    August Vollmer
    Established the first crime lab in the United States (In Los Angeles).

  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard
    Developed comparison microscope This microscope was first used to compare bullets to see if they were fired from the same weapon.