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Quintillian
Was born in the year 35 and died in 96. Marcus Fabius Quintilianus is known for his contribution to the Roman Court as a lawyer. His most notable contribution was his use of a bloody palm print to help acuit his client from a murder.
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Hsi Duan Yu
A Chinese book with the name "The Washing Away of Wrongs", was the first recorded reference to forensics. This basically showed you how to tell the diffrence of a drowned and strangled person.
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John Evangelist Purkinje
Of Eastern European decent, John studied anatomy and physiology at the University of Berlin. His investigations provided insights into various mechanisms and structures of the human body. He is credited with identifying nine specific fingerprint patterns and has a etailed thesis on the usage of fingerprints in forensic science.
(https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/jan-evangelista-purkyne-1787-1869) -
Joseph Bell
Dr. Bell was the inspiration for the character Sherlock Holms. He was a clinical surgery at Edinburgh University. He was said to be able to diagnose patients at first sight. Bell did this through close observation of clues that other doctors simply never noticed.
(https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/josephbell.html) -
Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Dubed the "Real Sherlock Holms", Bernard was a world renound forensics scientist. He dedicated over 50 years of his life to researching forensics. Bernard's studies documented numerous murders of all sorts. These documentatons allowed him to connect murders and convict the murderer. His contribution and success led him to Knitehood.
(https://www.headstuff.org/history/sir-bernard-spilsbury-professional-expert/) -
John Larson
John Larson is the creator of the polygraph machine. The machine reads the body responcses when a witness is being questioned to se if they are truthful.
(http://www.forensicsciencetechnician.net/forensics-hall-of-fame-10-forensic-scientists-who-made-history/) -
Alec Jeffereys
Alec was credited with the use of DNA in forensics. He origionaly studied DNA in order to find matching DNA in family members. He soon found that DNA was individual and can be used for much more than origionaly thought.
(http://www.dnaforensics.com/DNAFingerprinting.aspx) -
Bill Bass
Dr. Bill Bass is the founder of University of Tennessee’s Anthropology Research Facility (AKA "the Body Farm"). His research is dedicated to allowed law enforcement officials to better understand the stages of death and decay.
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Clea Koff
Clea Koff is one of the pioneers of forensic anthropology. She studied the use of individuals skeletons to conclude their age, sex, time of death, and even cause of death.
(https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/forensic-investigation/clea-koff/) -
Jan C. Garavaglia
Known as Dr. G, from her television show that showes cutting edge forensics technology. She preforms autopsies to find reasons of death.
(http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/vital-signs/os-medical-examiner-dr-jan-garavaglia-retires-20150514-post.html)
