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Forensic History

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  • 12 BCE

    13th century China

    13th century China
    The first instance of forensics was when a stabbing occurred. Flies were attracted to the knife that was used, determining who the criminal was.

  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila
    Was considered the "Father of forensic toxicology." He published a scientific paper on the effects of poisons on animals.

  • William Herschel

    William Herschel
    Used thumbprints to identify workers in India.

  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon
    He was the "Father of criminal identification." He developed anthropometry.

  • Henry Fauld

    Henry Fauld
    Used fingerprints to prove someone innocent.

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    Published Sherlock Holmes.

  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton
    Published Finger prints.

  • Hans Gross

    Hans Gross
    Published Criminal Investigation. He wrote the first paper describing scientific principles to criminal investigation.

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered blood types

  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard
    Incorporated Gross' principles in a crime lab.

  • Albert S. Osborn

    Albert S. Osborn
    Published Questioned Documents and developed the principles of document examining.

  • Leon Lattes

    Leon Lattes
    Developed a method of finding blood types of dried blood.