Forensics Timeline

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  • 1200

    13th Century China

    13th Century China
    Stabbing led to collection of knives in village were they used flies for detection of blood.

  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila
    "Father of forensic Toxicology", studied the effects of poisons on animals.

  • William Herschel

    William Herschel
    Used thumbprints to identify workers in India

  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon
    "Father of criminal Indentification" Anthropometry which uses body measurements to distinguish individuals.

  • Henry Faulds

    Henry Faulds
    Used fingerprints to identify an innocent burglary suspect

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    Sherlock Holmes novels (First CSI) popularized crime detection methods.

  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton
    Wrote about the classification of fingerprints and how unique they are.

  • Hans Gross

    Hans Gross
    Wrote about using the scientific principles in criminal investigations.

  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovered A, B, O blood groups

  • Edward Locard

    Edward Locard
    Created the standards for a workable crime lab

  • Albert S. Osborn

    Albert S. Osborn
    Developed the fundamental principles for document examination

  • Leone Lattes

    Leone Lattes
    Developed method for determining the blood type for dried blood.

  • August Vollmer

    August Vollmer
    Established frist Crime lab (in LA)

  • Calvin Goddard

    Calvin Goddard
    Invented Comparison Microscope, used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon