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Forensic Science

  • 13th Century China
    1247

    13th Century China

    Convinced the victim was murdered by a sickle.The flies could sense the residue of blood and tissue invisible to the human eye. When confronted by this jury of flies, the murderer confessed to the crime.
  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila

    known as the father of toxicology because he published the first scientific treatise on the detection of poisons and the effects on animals, a work that established forensic toxicology as a legitimate scientific endeavor
  • William Hershel

    William Hershel

    Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India
  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon

    Father of Criminal Identification. Developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals
  • Henry Faulds

    Henry Faulds

    Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur 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

    Francis Galton

    Published finger prints. Conducted the first definitive study if fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness
  • Hans Gross

    Hans Gross

    Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation
  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received Noble Prize.
  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard

    Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; and director of the institute of criminality at the UOF in France
  • Albert S. Osburn

    Albert S. Osburn

    Published Documents. 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 United states but in Los Angeles
  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard

    Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon