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Forensic History

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  • 13th century China
    12 BCE

    13th century China

    The first instance of forensics was when a stabbing occurred. Flies were attracted to the knife that was used, determining who the criminal was.
  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila

    Was considered the "Father of forensic toxicology." He published a scientific paper on the effects of poisons on animals.
  • William Herschel

    William Herschel

    Used thumbprints to identify workers in India.
  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon

    He was the "Father of criminal identification." He developed anthropometry.
  • Henry Fauld

    Henry Fauld

    Used fingerprints to prove someone innocent.
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Published Sherlock Holmes.
  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton

    Published Finger prints.
  • Hans Gross

    Hans Gross

    Published Criminal Investigation. He wrote the first paper describing scientific principles to criminal investigation.
  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    Discovered blood types
  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard

    Incorporated Gross' principles in a crime lab.
  • Albert S. Osborn

    Albert S. Osborn

    Published Questioned Documents and developed the principles of document examining.
  • Leon Lattes

    Leon Lattes

    Developed a method of finding blood types of dried blood.