Timeline: Forensic science during the Victorian Age (1832-1901) | Timetoast

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Jan 1, 1835

Bullet comparison used to catch a murderer in Britain.

Forensic Science Central
Jan 1, 1845

The Murders in the Rue Morgue is published

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Apr 24, 1853

Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914): forensic science develops

Alphonse Bertillon_Biography
May 22, 1859

Arthur Conan Doyle (birth)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
May 1, 1876

Queen Victoria Empress of India

BBC British History Timeline
Jun 22, 1878

Second Anglo-Afghan War Outbreaks

Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
Sep 1, 1880

Second Anglo-Afghan War Ends

Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
Dec 25, 1887

A Study in Scarlet

A_Study_in_Scarlet
Jan 1, 1888

Photographing criminals - mug shot introduced

Mug shot introduced
Jan 1, 1892

Galton publishes "Fingerprints"

Galton Institute
Jan 1, 1894

History of Graphology

History of Graphology
Oct 15, 1894

Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason

The Dreyfus Affair
Jan 22, 1901

Queen Victoria dies

BBC The Victorian Age Timeline
Jul 1, 1901

Fingerprint identification replaces anthropometry

Sir Edward Henry
Jul 7, 1930

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dies

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle