Observation Skills Forensics

Mathieu Orfila

Father of toxicology, arsenic and other poisons, first forensic chemist to testify against a witness to end in a conviction

Alphonse Bertillion

Devised the first scientific system of personal identification in 1879, also invented the mugshot

Francis Galton

was a pioneer in the study of fingerprints and their use for personal identification. He conducted extensive research on the uniqueness and permanence of fingerprint patterns.

Leone Lattes

was a prominent forensic scientist known for developing a method to classify blood types from dried blood stains. His work significantly advanced forensic serology.

Calvin Goddard

Albert Osborn

was a key figure in forensic document examination, known for laying the groundwork for the scientific analysis of questioned documents and authentication processes.

Walter McCrone

was a renowned microscopist who significantly contributed to the field of forensic science by applying microscopic techniques to analyze trace evidence and establish links between suspects and crime scenes.

Hans Gross

was an Austrian criminologist and jurist, often referred to as the father of criminalistics, who emphasized the importance of scientific methods in criminal investigation and authored the first textbook on criminology.

Edmond Locard

was a French criminologist known for formulating the "Locard's Exchange Principle," which states that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it, thus providing forensic evidence.