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1300
13th century china
first case ever recorded using forensic science -
Mathieu Orfila
Consider the "Father of Forensic Toxicology" -
William Herschel
Used thumbprints on documents to identify workers in India -
Alphonse Bertillion
"Father of criminal Identification". Developed Anthropometry which used Body measurements to distinguish individuals. -
Henry Faulds
Used fingerprints to eliminate an innocent burglary suspect. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Published the first Sherlock Holmes story; Consider the first "CSI", featured in four novels and 56 short stories, popularized scientific crime-detection methods. -
Francis Galton
Published Fingerprints. Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. gave proof of their uniqueness. -
Hans Gross
wrote the first paper describing the application of scientific principles to the field of criminal investigation. Published Criminal Investigation -
Karl Landsteiner
Discovered AB0 blood groups, later received Nobel Prize -
Edmond Locard
Incorporated Gross' principles within a workable crime lab; became 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 determining blood type from dried blood. -
August Vollmer
Established the first Crime Lab in the United States, located in Los Angeles -
Calvin Goddard
Developed a comparison microscope; first used to compare bullets to see if fired from the same weapon.
