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1248
13th Century China
FIrst ever forensic science manual that was published by the Chinese. It was the first known medical knowledge used to report criminal cases. "The Washing Away of Wrongs" was written by Hsi Duan Yu. -
Mathieu Orfila
He was the first to test poisons on different types of animals to see how they reacted. He was also the most influential and overlooked but respected for his crime detection. -
William Herschel
He was a British ICS officer that was working in India and had used fingerprints for identification on contracts. -
Alphonse Bertillon
He developed the system for bofy meaurements to distinguish individuals called Anthropometry. He was also a French police officer and biometrics researcher. -
Henry Faulds
He also used fingerprints but he used to them to eliminate the innocent burglary suspect. He was also a Sottish physican and missionary. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
His first Sherlock Holmes story was published and was featured in 4 novels and 56 short stories. -
Francis Galton
Published "Finger Prints" and conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. He classified as an antropologist. -
Hans Gross
He wrote the first known paper describing the application of scientific principles to the fiels of criminal investigation. Published "Criminal Investigation". -
Karl Landsteiner
Discoverd the ABO blood types, and he later recieved a Nobel Peace Prize. Austrian biologist, physican, and immunologist. -
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 documnet examination. -
Leone Lattes
Developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood. Professor of forensic medicine at University of Turin, Italy. -
August Vollmer
Established the first cime lab in the United States, located in Los Angeles. Largest FBI lab, -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if they were fired from the same gun.
