Important Contributions in forensic science

  • 13th century China
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    13th century China

    The first case ever recorded using forensic science. There was a stabbing made them bring all the knives of the village people found out from the one knife that had flies around it
  • Mathieu Orfilla

    Mathieu Orfilla

    Considered the "Father of Forensic 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 Bertillion

    Alphonse Bertillion

    "Father of Criminal Identification, Developed Anthropometry which uses bod 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 definitive study of finger prints and thier 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 Nobel Prize
  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard

    Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and director Institute of criminal Investigation
  • 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 Untied States , located in Los Angeles.
  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard

    developed a comparison microscope, first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon