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1300
first case
The 'first' case ever recorded using forensic science. -
Period: 1300 to
History of Forensic Science
Go through the history of forensic science and see how it all began. -
Mathieu Orfila
Considered the "Father of Forensic Toxicology". -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillion
"Father of Criminal Identification". Developed Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
uses finger prints to eliminate an 'innocent' burglary suspect -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published his first Sherlock Holmes story; considered the first 'CSI', featured in 4 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 application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. published 'criminal investigation' -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the 'A' 'O' 'B' blood groups, later received Nobel Prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workplace '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 comparasin microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if frired from same weapon.
