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Important Contributions in Forensic Science

By abby g
  • 13th Century China
    1247

    13th Century China

    Someone was stabbed and they collected all of the knives in the village. Flies were attracted to the blood so the landed on the one used to stab the person. This cause the confession of the suspect.
  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila

    Orfila is considered the "father of toxicology" because he published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals.
  • William Herschel

    William Herschel

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

    Alphonse Bertillon

    "Father of criminal identification" Developed anthropology which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.
  • Henry Flauds

    Henry Flauds

    Used 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" novel.He wrote four novels and 56 shoyrt stories.
  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton

    Published Finger Prints. Conducted first definitive study of of finger prints 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 recieved Nobel Prize.
  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard

    Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became founder and director of the institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France.
  • Albert S. Osborn

    Albert S. Osborn

    Published questioned 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 the U.S., in Los Angeles
  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard

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