History of Forensics Timeline

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  • Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila
    was the first great 19th-century exponent of forensic medicine, studies of asphyxiation, the decomposition of bodies, and exhumation.

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    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

  • Alphonse Bertillon

    Alphonse Bertillon
    created the first system of physical measurements, photography, and record-keeping that police could use to identify recidivist criminals.

  • Edmond Locard

    Edmond Locard
    a pioneer of forensic science and criminology.

  • Leone Lattes

    Leone Lattes
    developed the first antibody test for ABO blood groups

  • Francis Galton

    Francis Galton
    The pioneer in fingerprint identification1924

  • Calvin Goddard

    Pioneer in forensics bolistics, looked at bullet striations

  • Albert Osborn

    Albert Osborn
    He was able to make significant headway with the court system's acceptance of expert testimony about forged documents as legal evidence in criminal trials.