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Jan 1, 1300
13th Century China
The first case ever recorded using forensic science. The victim was stabbed and all the knives in the village were gathered.Flies were attracted to the traces of blood -
Mathieu Orfila
Father of Toxicology,published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillon
"Father of Criminal Identification" Developed anthropometry which uses body meausurements to distinguish individuals -
Henry Fauld
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent bulgary suspect -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Considered the first "CSI", popularized scientific crime detection methods -
Francis Galton
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received a Nobel Prize -
Albert Osborn
Published "Questioned Documents". Developed the fundamental principles of documentation examination -
Edmond Locard
Became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France. Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood -
August Vollmer
Established first crime lab in United States in Los Angeles, California -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
