The development of Forensic Science

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Popularized physical detection methods in a crime scene Developed the character Sherlock Holmes

Mathieu Orfila (1787 – 1853) Father of Forensic Toxicology 1814 - Treatise on detection of poisons & their effects on animals.

Alphonse Bertillon (1853 – 1914) Father of Criminal Detection Devised the first scientific system of personal identification, using body measurements known as anthropometry in 1879.

Francis Galton (1822 – 1911) Conducted the first definitive study of fingerprints and their classification. 1892 – Treatise entitled Finger Prints

Leone Lattes (1887 – 1954) Devised a simple procedure for determining the blood type (A,B,O,AB) of a dried bloodstain

Calvin Goddard (1891 – 1955) Used a comparison microscope to determine if a bullet was fired from a specific gun Published study of “tool marks” on bullets

Albert S. Osborn (1858 – 1946) Developed fundamental principles of document examination 1910 – Treatise Questioned Documents Was responsible for the acceptance of documents as scientific evidence by the courts

Hans Gross Hans Gross was an Austrian criminal jurist and an examining magistrate. He is believed to be the creator of the field of criminalistics and is to this day seen as the father of Criminal Investigation. He wrote the book Criminal Investigation to discuss the benefits of using science in crime investigations.

Edmond Locard (1877 – 1966) Demonstrated how the principles of science developed by Hans Gross could be incorporated into a workable crime lab. Established one of the world's first police crime laboratories in Lyon, France in1910 Locard's exchange principle states that once contact is made between two surfaces a transfer of material(s) will occur.

Memory Devices Orfila Bertillion Galton Lattes Goddard Osborn Gross Locard