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This is a work in progress. The aim is to gather together 250 Greatest Forensic Scientists of all time. It is almost certain that there would be glaring omissions. While I have taken every effort to check the facts, in some cases the facts may be incomplete/wrong. Readers may want to improve/modify this table, by sending me more names. All contributions will be added with due acknowledgments. In case you do have a name which you do not find here, please Email me. You may want to send me pictures/photographs/short biographies of the scientists already appearing here, which too will be added with due acknowledgments. Please mail me by clicking here.
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1)
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Imhotep |
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-2980 (B.C.) |
-2900 (B.C.) |
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Forensic Medicine |
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2)
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Hugh (of |
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?13th
Century |
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Medicolegal Expert |
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3)
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Michael |
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1934 (27 July) |
living |
US |
Forensic Pathology |
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4)
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Victor |
Balthazard |
1872 |
1951 |
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Forensic Ballistics |
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5)
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Bayle |
1879 |
1928 |
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Forensic Fibre
examination |
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6)
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Alphonse |
Bertillon |
1853 |
1914 |
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Forensic
identication |
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7)
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Thomas |
Bewick |
1753 |
1828 |
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Dactylography |
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8)
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Jacques L. |
Bril |
1906 |
1981 |
US |
Lie Detection |
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9)
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Paul |
Broca |
1824 |
1880 |
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Physician and
pathologist |
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10)
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Paul Camille
Hippolyte |
Brouardel |
1837 |
1906 |
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Legal medicine |
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11)
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James Arnold |
Brussel |
1905 |
1982 |
US |
Criminal Profiling |
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12)
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Francis Edward |
Camps |
1905 |
1972 |
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Forensic
Pathologist |
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13)
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David Victor |
Canter |
1944 |
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Psychological
Profiling |
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14)
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Johann Ludwig |
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1786 |
1864 |
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Legal Medicine |
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15)
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Frederick R. |
Cherrill |
1892 |
1964 |
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Dactylography |
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16)
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Robert (Sir) |
Christison |
1797 |
1882 |
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Forensic Toxicology |
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17)
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Robert |
Churchill |
1886 |
1958 |
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Forensic Ballistics |
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18)
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Cadwallader |
Colden |
1688 |
1776 |
US |
Forensic
pathologist |
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19)
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Theodore |
Curphey |
1897 |
1986 |
US |
Forensic Pathology |
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20)
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Bartolomea |
da Varignana |
?14th
Century |
? |
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Medicolegal Expert |
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21)
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Giambattista |
Della Porta |
1535 |
1615 |
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Criminology |
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22)
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Alphonse |
Devergie |
1798 |
1879 |
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Legal Medicine |
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23)
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John A. |
Dondero |
1900 |
1957 |
US |
Dactylography |
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24)
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Frank Winthrop |
Draper |
1843 |
1909 |
US |
Forensic Pathology |
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25)
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Andrew |
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1744 |
1828 |
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Forensic Medicine |
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26)
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Thomas |
Dwight |
1843 |
1911 |
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Forensic
Anthropology |
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27)
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Zakaria |
Erzinclioglu |
1951 (30th December) |
2002 |
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Forensic Entomology |
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28)
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Jean Etienne
Dominique |
Esquirol |
1772 |
1840 |
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Forensic Psychiatry (Founder) |
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29)
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Henry |
Faulds |
1843 |
1930 |
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Dactylography |
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30)
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Joseph A. |
Faurot |
1872 |
1942 |
US |
Dactylography |
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31)
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Fortunato |
Fedele |
1550 |
1630 |
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Forensic Medicine |
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32)
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Guillaume |
Ferrus |
1784 |
1861 |
? |
Forensic Psychiatry |
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33)
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François Emmanuel |
Fodéré |
1764 |
1835 |
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Forensic Pathology |
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34)
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Edward |
Foster |
1863 |
1956 |
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Dactylography |
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35)
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Paul |
Fraenckel |
1874 |
1941 |
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Forensic Pathology |
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36)
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Francis (Sir) |
Galton |