Forensic Science

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  • Mathieu Orfila

    Considered the “Father of Forensic Toxicology

  • 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

    Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect.

  • 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

    Published Finger Prints. 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 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