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Mathieu Orfila - Answer: (1787-1853) Founder of forensic toxicology, studied poisons and
worked on the Marie Lafarge poisoning case
Sir Francis Galton - Answer: (1822-1911) Developed the first classification system for
fingerprints, published the book Fingerprints in 1892 and described the loop, arch and whorl of
fingerprint patterns
Hans Gross - Answer: (1847-1915) Generalist who believed in diverse approaches to forensic
science and published the first forensic science textbook, Criminal Investigations, in 1893.
Victor Bathazard - Answer: (1852-1950) Paris Medical Examiner who advanced fingerprint,
firearm and hair analysis, showed that fingerprint are unique to the 10^60 and used
photography to help identify bullets
Alphonse Bertillion - Answer: (1853-1914) Developed anthropometry and was the first to solve
a case using fingerprints