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1200
13th century china
first case recorded using forensics -
Mathieu Orfila
Considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" -
William Hershel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillon
"Father of Criminal Identification", Discovered anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals -
Henry Faulds
uses Fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published his first Sherlock Holmes story, popularized scientific crime-detection stories -
Francis Galton
Published Finger Prints, gave proof of their uniqueness -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received Nobel Prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross’ principles within a workable crime lab; became the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France. -
Albert S. Osborn
Published Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established the First Crime Lab in United States, located in Los Angeles. -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
