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13 BCE
13th Century China
The first ever case recorded using forensic science. They used flies to determine which knife was used. -
Mathieu Orfila
Considered the father of forensic toxicology because he published the first scientific paper on the detection of poisons and their effect on animals. -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillon
Father of criminal investigation, developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
Uses fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
He published his first Sherlock Holmes story; considered the first CSI featured in four 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 -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups later received Nobel peace 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 mircoscope first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
