-
First case ever recorded using forensic science. All the knives in a village were collected and flies were attracted to the knife with blood on it.
-
"Father of Toxicology". He studied the detection of poisons and their effects on animals.
-
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India.
-
"Father of Criminal Identification". Developed anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.
-
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect.
-
Published Sherlock Holmes. Considered first CSI and popularized scientific crime-detection methods.
-
Published "Finger Prints". Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of fingerprint uniqueness.
-
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation.
-
Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received Nobel Prize.
-
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab. Became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France.
-
Published "Questioned Documents". Developed the fundamental principles of document examination.
-
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood.
-
Established the first crime lab in the United States, located in Los Angeles.
-
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
