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13th century China
The first case ever recorded using forensic science. The village collected all the knives and saw which one the flies were attracted to. -
Marthieu Orfila
Considered the father of forensic toxicology due to his study of the effects of poison on animals. -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India. -
Alphonse Bertillon
Considered the 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
Author of Sherlock Holmes. Considered the first CSI featured in four novels and 56 short stories. -
Francis Galton
Published Finger Prints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. -
Hans Gross
Wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation. -
Karl Landsteiner
Discover the ABO blood groups. Received Nobel Peace Prize. -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' Principles within a workable crime lab. Was 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 identifying blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established the first crime lab in the U.S.A (Los Angeles) -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope. Used to compare bullets to see if they were fired from the same weapon.
