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History of Forensics
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Mathieu Orfila
-Father of Toxicology
-First great 19th century exponent of Forensic Medicine
- Studies of asphyxiation, the decomposition of bodies, and exhumation -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
-author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, has long been credited as an influence to forensic science due to his character's use of methods such as fingerprints, serology, ciphers, trace evidence, and footprints long before they were commonly used by actual police forces -
Francis Galton
-pioneer in fingerprint identification
-showed how fingerprints could be used to identify individuals -
Alphonse Bertillon
-Systematic use of photography to document crime scenes and evidence
- Devised a method of photographing crime scenes with a camera mounted on a high tripod, to document and survey the scene before it was disturbed by investigators -
Leone Lattes
-Italian forensic scientist who worked as a researcher
-Developed antibody method test which assigned samples to each of the major blood types. -
Albert Osborn
-Considered the father of the science of questioned document examination
-He studied documentation and handwritings -
Edmond Locard
-pioneer in forensic science
-he formulated the basic science of forensics -
Calvin Goddard
-Pioneer in forensic ballistics
-Looked at bullet casings to compare the markings
