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| Mathieu Orfila | 1814, Published first scientific treastise on the detection of poisons and their effects on animals. |
| Alphonse Bertillon | 1879, developed first system of personal indification using various measurements of the human body. |
| Francis Galton | In 1892, published the book Finger Prints which included the first definitive study of fingerprints and how to classify them. |
| Leone Lattes | In 1915, devises a procedure to determine blood typing from a dried blood stain. |
| Calvin Goddard | In the 1900s, became the leading expert in the study of firearms examination. |
| Albert Osborn | In the 1900s pioneered the work in document examination. |
| Walter McCrone | In the 1900s became the world's expert in microscopy and applying the microscopy to forensic science cases. |
| Hans Gross | In 1983, published the first treatise describing the application of scientific disciplines to the field of criminal investigation. |
| Edmond Locard | In 1910 developed one of the first police laboratory. Aslo developed the echange principle that bears his name. |
| J. Edgar Hoover | In 1932, he lead the organization of a national laboratory that offered forensic services to all the country's law enforcement agencies. |
| Paul Leland Kirk | LIn 1948 selected to lead the School of Criminology at the University of California at Berkeley. |
