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1200
13th Century China
A stabbing in a village lead all knives in the village to be collected and examined. -
Mathieu Orfila
He is considered the "Father of Toxicology" due to being one of the first to use chemical analysis in a murder case. -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillon
"Father of criminal identification". Developed anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
Used fingerprints to eliminate and innocent burglary suspect. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels. -
Francis Gatlon
Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles in the field of criminal investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups. -
Albert Osborn
developed the fundamental principles of document examination -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type fro dried blood -
August Vollmer
Established fort crime lab in U.S, in LA -
Calvin Goddard
developed a comparison microscope; first to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon
