Important contributions in Forensic Science

  • 13th century China
    13 BCE

    13th century China

    the first case ever recorded using forensic science. when someone was stabbed, all the knives in the villages were collected. Flies were attracted to the traces of blood and landed on only one of the knives, causing the suspect to confess
  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila

    He is considered the father of forensic toxicology. he was a chemist who published first scientific paper on the detectionof poisons and their effects on animals
  • William Herschel

    William Herschel

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

    Alphonse Bertillon

    Father of identification. developed anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.
  • Henry fauld

    Henry fauld

    uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspects
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Published his first sherlock homles story; considered the first CSI featured in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime detection methods
  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton

    Publisher of Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness
  • Hans Gross

    Hans Gross

    Published Criminal investigation. wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles within a workable crime lab;
  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner

    Discovered the ABO blood group, later then recieved Nobel Prize
  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard

    Incorporated cross' principles within a workable crime labs.became the founder and director if 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 United Stated, located in LA.
  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard

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