History of Forensics

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    History of Forensics

  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila

    Founded forensic Toxicology
  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon

    Came up with the first system of measurement, photography, and record keeping for police
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Created Sherlock Holmes and Published (A Study in Scarlet).
  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton

    Was the first to show how fingerprints could be used to identify individuals.
  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard

    Was the first to use forensic science laboratory
  • Leone Lattes

    Leone Lattes

    Came up with blood types
  • Albert Osborn

    Albert Osborn

    Wrote the first Questioned Documents book
  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard

    Founded Firearms Identification