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William Herschel
He found the planet Uranus and its two moons, and formulated a theory of stellar evolution. -
Mathieu Orfila
Spanish toxicologist and chemist, the founder of the science of toxicology -
Francis Galton
Published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. Gave proof of their uniqueness. -
Henry Faulds
Henry Faulds was a Scottish physician, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation. -
Alphonse Bertillon
French police officer who applied the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement creating an identification system based on physical measurements -
Albert S. Osborn
Published Questioned Documents. Developed the fundamental principles of document examination -
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered the ABO blood groups, later received Nobel Prize. -
August Vollmer
Established the First Crime Lab in United States, located in Los Angeles. -
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. -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood -
Calvin Hooker Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon. -
13th Century China
