forensic science

  • 1235

    13th century china

    13th century china
    first case ever written murder in china used a sickle.
  • Period: 1235 to

    forensic science

  • mathieu orfila

    mathieu orfila
    first person of forensic toxology due to no one descovering it first. father of toxology. was a chemist.
  • william herschel

    william herschel
    first man to use THumbprints in INDIA.
  • alphonse bertillon

    alphonse bertillon
    father of criminal ID. used body measurements to idenify people.
  • henry faulds

    henry faulds
    used fingerprints to eliminate INNOCENT suspects.
  • sir arthur conan doyle

    sir arthur conan doyle
    publishes first sherlock holmes story, considered first CSI story.
  • francis galton

    francis galton
    conducted first definitive study of fingerprints.
  • hans gross

    hans gross
    wrote the first paper describing the application of science principles.
  • karl landsteiner

    karl landsteiner
    discovered abo blood groups, recived a nobel prize.
  • edmond locard

    edmond locard
    incorpated gross principles. in crime lab.
  • albert s osborn

    albert s osborn
    published questioned documents.
  • leone lattes

    leone lattes
    delovped telling blood type from dried blood.
  • august vollmer

    august vollmer
    established first crime lab in the u.s
  • calvin goddard

    calvin goddard
    comparion microscope devolper. 1925