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1250 BCE
13th century china
the first case ever recorded using forensic science -
mathieu orfila
considered the "father of forensic toxicology -
william herschel
used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in india -
alphonse bertilon
father of criminal identification. developed anthropology which used body measurements to distinguish individuals -
henry faulds
uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect -
sir authur conan doyle
published his first sherlock holmes story; considered the first CSI featured in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods -
francis galton
published finger prints. conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. gave proof of their uniqueness -
hans gross
wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. published criminal investigation -
karl landsteiner
discovered the ABO blood groups, later received nobel prize -
edmond locard
incorporated gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder ad director of the institute of criminalistics at the university of lyons, france. -
albert s. osborn
published questioned documents. developed the fundamental principles of document examination -
leone lattes
developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood -
august vollmer
established the first crime lab in the united states, located in los angelos. -
calvin goddard
developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
