Forensic Science Historical Figures

Created the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

Expert on Document Examination

Father of forensic toxicology

Created the first definitive study of fingerprints.

World's pre-eminent microscopist.

Wrote the first treatise applying science to criminal investigation.

Developed the first system of personal identification

Developed a procedure for determining the blood group of a dried bloodstain.

Used comparison microscope to refine techniques of firearms examination

Developed the first DNA profiling test in 1984.

Established the famous "Exchange Principle" concerning objects coming into contact with each other.

Recognized blood can be categorized into groups, now 4 types.