SettingsForensic scientists
Abby Sciuto
Abigail "Abby" Sciuto is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television, and is portrayed by Pauley Perrette.
Abigail "Abby" Sciuto is a fictional character from the NCIS television series by CBS Television, and is portrayed by Pauley Perrette.
Adolf Streckeisen
Adolf Streckeisen (1857-1916) was professor of medicine at Basel University, first forensic physician (Gerichtsarzt) of Basel (a post created in 1895) and president of the Basel Mission.
Adolf Streckeisen (1857-1916) was professor of medicine at Basel University, first forensic physician (Gerichtsarzt) of Basel (a post created in 1895) and president of the Basel Mission.
Albert S. Osborn
Albert Sherman Osborn is considered the father of the science of questioned document examination in North America.
Albert Sherman Osborn is considered the father of the science of questioned document examination in North America.
Alec Jeffreys
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, FRS (born 9 January 1950 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used al...
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, FRS (born 9 January 1950 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used al...
Alexandre Beaudoin
Alexandre Beaudoin is a Quebec fingerprint scientist known for inventing a technique for developing latent fingerprints on dry and/or wet porous surfaces.
Alexandre Beaudoin is a Quebec fingerprint scientist known for inventing a technique for developing latent fingerprints on dry and/or wet porous surfaces.
Alphonse Bertillon
Alphonse Bertillon (April 24, 1853 – February 13, 1914) was a French police officer and biometrics researcher who created anthropometry, an identification system based on physical measurements.
Alphonse Bertillon (April 24, 1853 – February 13, 1914) was a French police officer and biometrics researcher who created anthropometry, an identification system based on physical measurements.
Andrew Duncan (physician)
Andrew Duncan FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician.
Andrew Duncan FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician.
Andrew Duncan, the elder
Andrew Duncan, the elder FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrew Duncan, the elder FRSE FRCPE FSA was a Scottish physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrew Duncan, the younger
Andrew Duncan, the younger was physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrew Duncan, the younger was physician and professor at Edinburgh University.
Andrzej Janikowski
Andrzej Janikowski(1799- 1864) was a Polish physician and professor of theoretical surgery at the University of Warsaw, a pioneer of forensic medicine in Poland of the nineteenth century.
Andrzej Janikowski(1799- 1864) was a Polish physician and professor of theoretical surgery at the University of Warsaw, a pioneer of forensic medicine in Poland of the nineteenth century.
Andy Johnson-Laird
Andy Johnson-Laird was born in Sheffield in England in February, 1945.
Andy Johnson-Laird was born in Sheffield in England in February, 1945.
Anil Aggrawal
Anil Aggrawal M.D. is a professor of forensic medicine at the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Anil Aggrawal M.D. is a professor of forensic medicine at the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Antonio Filippo Ciucci
Antonio Filippo Ciucci was an Italian physician of the 17th century who wrote one of the first treatises of forensic toxicology, "II Filo di Arianna" ("Ariadne's thread").
Antonio Filippo Ciucci was an Italian physician of the 17th century who wrote one of the first treatises of forensic toxicology, "II Filo di Arianna" ("Ariadne's thread").
Archibald Reiss
Dr. Archibald Rudolph Reiss (8 July 1875 Hechtsberg, Baden, Germany - 7 August 1929 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was a publicist, a chemist, a professor at the University of Lausanne and a f...
Dr. Archibald Rudolph Reiss (8 July 1875 Hechtsberg, Baden, Germany - 7 August 1929 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was a publicist, a chemist, a professor at the University of Lausanne and a f...
Arthur P. Luff
Arthur Pearson Luff (1855-1938) was a British physician and forensic chemist.
Arthur Pearson Luff (1855-1938) was a British physician and forensic chemist.
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu was a French medical doctor and the pre-eminent forensic medical scientist of the mid-19th century.
Auguste Ambroise Tardieu was a French medical doctor and the pre-eminent forensic medical scientist of the mid-19th century.
Bessie Blount Griffin
Bessie Virginia Blount (November 24, 1914 – December 30, 2009) was a physical therapist, inventor, and forensic scientist also known by her married name, Bessie Blount Griffin.
Bessie Virginia Blount (November 24, 1914 – December 30, 2009) was a physical therapist, inventor, and forensic scientist also known by her married name, Bessie Blount Griffin.
Brian E. Dalrymple
Brian E. Dalrymple is an Ontarian fingerprint scientist known for introducing for the first time the use of lasers (with colleague Duff and Menzel) as a forensic light sources for fingerprint...
Brian E. Dalrymple is an Ontarian fingerprint scientist known for introducing for the first time the use of lasers (with colleague Duff and Menzel) as a forensic light sources for fingerprint...
Calvin Goddard (ballistics)
Colonel Calvin Hooker Goddard (1891 – 1955) was a forensic scientist, army officer, academic, researcher and a pioneer in forensic ballistics.
Colonel Calvin Hooker Goddard (1891 – 1955) was a forensic scientist, army officer, academic, researcher and a pioneer in forensic ballistics.
Colleen Fitzpatrick (forensic genealogist)
Colleen M. Fitzpatrick, PhD, FSPIE is an American forensic genealogist for major military and civilian organizations.
Colleen M. Fitzpatrick, PhD, FSPIE is an American forensic genealogist for major military and civilian organizations.
David R. Ashbaugh
David R. Ashbaugh is a Canadian police officer known for is extensive research on the friction ridge identification, introducing for the first time the use of the term ridgeology in forensic...
David R. Ashbaugh is a Canadian police officer known for is extensive research on the friction ridge identification, introducing for the first time the use of the term ridgeology in forensic...
Dayle Hinman
Dayle Hinman (born September 21, 1952) is a retired FBI-trained criminal profiler.
Dayle Hinman (born September 21, 1952) is a retired FBI-trained criminal profiler.
Douglas Maclagan
Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan PRSE FRCPE FRCSE FCS FRSSA (born 17 April 1812, Ayr - 5 April 1900, Edinburgh) was a Scottish surgeon, toxicologist and scholar of medical jurisprudence.
Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan PRSE FRCPE FRCSE FCS FRSSA (born 17 April 1812, Ayr - 5 April 1900, Edinburgh) was a Scottish surgeon, toxicologist and scholar of medical jurisprudence.
Edmond Locard
Dr. Edmond Locard (1877–1966) was a pioneer in forensic science who became known as the Sherlock Holmes of France.
Dr. Edmond Locard (1877–1966) was a pioneer in forensic science who became known as the Sherlock Holmes of France.
Frances Glessner Lee
Frances Glessner Lee was a millionaire heiress who revolutionized the study of crime scene investigation.
Frances Glessner Lee was a millionaire heiress who revolutionized the study of crime scene investigation.
Francis Camps
Francis Edward Camps, FRCP, FRCpath was a famous English pathologist notable for his work on the cases of serial killer John Christie and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams.
Francis Edward Camps, FRCP, FRCpath was a famous English pathologist notable for his work on the cases of serial killer John Christie and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams.
Frank Skuse
Doctor Frank Skuse (born about 1934) was a forensic scientist for the North West Forensic Laboratories based in Chorley in Lancashire, England.
Doctor Frank Skuse (born about 1934) was a forensic scientist for the North West Forensic Laboratories based in Chorley in Lancashire, England.
Fred Zain
Fred Zain (born 1951 or 1952, died 2002) was a disgraced forensic lab technician in West Virginia and Bexar County, Texas, USA.
Fred Zain (born 1951 or 1952, died 2002) was a disgraced forensic lab technician in West Virginia and Bexar County, Texas, USA.
Fredric Rieders
Fredric Rieders (July 9, 1922 – November 26, 2005) was an internationally renowned forensic toxicologist.
Fredric Rieders (July 9, 1922 – November 26, 2005) was an internationally renowned forensic toxicologist.
Henry Faulds
Henry Faulds was a Scottish physician, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.
Henry Faulds was a Scottish physician, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.
Henry Lee (forensic scientist)
Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee, is one of the world's foremost forensic scientists.
Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee, is one of the world's foremost forensic scientists.
Henry Littlejohn (surgeon born 1826)
Sir Henry Duncan Littlejohn (1826, Edinburgh - 1914, Benreoch, near Arrochar, Argyll) was a Scottish surgeon, forensic scientist and public health pioneer.
Sir Henry Duncan Littlejohn (1826, Edinburgh - 1914, Benreoch, near Arrochar, Argyll) was a Scottish surgeon, forensic scientist and public health pioneer.
Iain West
Iain West (born 25 April 1944, death 23 July 2001 Hastings, East Sussex) was a British forensic pathologist.
Iain West (born 25 April 1944, death 23 July 2001 Hastings, East Sussex) was a British forensic pathologist.
James Cameron (scientist)
James Malcolm Cameron (1930–2003) was a British forensic scientist.
James Malcolm Cameron (1930–2003) was a British forensic scientist.
James O'Donovan
Dr James O'Donovan was until his retirement in 2002, the senior forensic scientist to the Garda Technical Bureau of the Garda Síochána (Irish police).
Dr James O'Donovan was until his retirement in 2002, the senior forensic scientist to the Garda Technical Bureau of the Garda Síochána (Irish police).
Jan Garavaglia
Jan Carla Garavaglia (born September 14, 1956), better known as "Dr. G", serves as the Chief Medical Examiner for Orange and Osceola counties in Orlando, Florida.
Jan Carla Garavaglia (born September 14, 1956), better known as "Dr. G", serves as the Chief Medical Examiner for Orange and Osceola counties in Orlando, Florida.
John Glaister
John Glaister,, was a Scottish forensic scientist who worked as a general practitioner, police surgeon, and as a lecturer at Glasgow Royal Infirmary Medical School and the University of Glasgow.
John Glaister,, was a Scottish forensic scientist who worked as a general practitioner, police surgeon, and as a lecturer at Glasgow Royal Infirmary Medical School and the University of Glasgow.
Joseph Bell
Joseph Bell, JP, DL, FRCS (2 December 1837 – 4 October 1911) was a famous Scottish lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century.
Joseph Bell, JP, DL, FRCS (2 December 1837 – 4 October 1911) was a famous Scottish lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century.
Joseph L. Gormley
Joseph Leo Gormley (May 22, 1914 - June 6, 2004) was the chief of chemistry and toxicology for the FBI.
Joseph Leo Gormley (May 22, 1914 - June 6, 2004) was the chief of chemistry and toxicology for the FBI.
Joyce Gilchrist
Joyce Gilchrist is a former forensic chemist who had participated in over 3,000 criminal cases in 21 years while working for the Oklahoma City police department, and who was accused of falsifyin...
Joyce Gilchrist is a former forensic chemist who had participated in over 3,000 criminal cases in 21 years while working for the Oklahoma City police department, and who was accused of falsifyin...
Juan Vucetich
Juan Vucetich (July 20, 1858 – January 25, 1925) was a Croatian-born Argentine anthropologist and police official who pioneered the use of fingerprinting.
Juan Vucetich (July 20, 1858 – January 25, 1925) was a Croatian-born Argentine anthropologist and police official who pioneered the use of fingerprinting.
Julius Grant
Julius Grant (1901 – July 1991) was a British forensic scientist and intelligence officer.
Julius Grant (1901 – July 1991) was a British forensic scientist and intelligence officer.
Kathy Reichs
Kathleen Joan Toelle "Kathy" Reichs (; born 1950) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic.
Kathleen Joan Toelle "Kathy" Reichs (; born 1950) is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic.
Louis R. Vitullo
Louis R. Vitullo (1924? – January 3, 2006 ) was a Chicago police sergeant and later became chief microanalyst at the city's crime lab.
Louis R. Vitullo (1924? – January 3, 2006 ) was a Chicago police sergeant and later became chief microanalyst at the city's crime lab.
Marie Cassidy
Professor Marie Therese Jane Cassidy was appointed state pathologist in the Republic of Ireland in January, 2004.
Professor Marie Therese Jane Cassidy was appointed state pathologist in the Republic of Ireland in January, 2004.
Maziar Ashrafian Bonab
Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab is an Iranian Forensic and Medical Geneticist/specialising in forensic genetics (the use of the DNA markers in the investigation of crimes and ancestry) and Forensic F...
Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab is an Iranian Forensic and Medical Geneticist/specialising in forensic genetics (the use of the DNA markers in the investigation of crimes and ancestry) and Forensic F...
Michelle Harvey
Doctor Michelle Louise Harvey (born 21 February 1978 in Brisbane) is an Australian forensic scientist specialising in forensic entomology (use of insects in the investigation of crimes).
Doctor Michelle Louise Harvey (born 21 February 1978 in Brisbane) is an Australian forensic scientist specialising in forensic entomology (use of insects in the investigation of crimes).
Mina Minovici
Mina Minovici (1857 - April 25, 1933) was a Romanian forensic scientist, famous for his extensive research regarding cadaverous alkaloids, putrefaction, simulated mind diseases, and criminal ant...
Mina Minovici (1857 - April 25, 1933) was a Romanian forensic scientist, famous for his extensive research regarding cadaverous alkaloids, putrefaction, simulated mind diseases, and criminal ant...
Park Dietz
Park Elliott Dietz (born 1948) is a forensic psychiatrist and criminologist who was educated at Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University (M.D., 1975; M.P.H., 1975; Ph.D. (Sociology), 1984).
Park Elliott Dietz (born 1948) is a forensic psychiatrist and criminologist who was educated at Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University (M.D., 1975; M.P.H., 1975; Ph.D. (Sociology), 1984).
Paul B. Ferrara
Paul B. Ferrara was a scientist and administrator who pioneered the use of DNA profiling in America.
Paul B. Ferrara was a scientist and administrator who pioneered the use of DNA profiling in America.
Paul Brouardel
Paul Camille Hippolyte Brouardel (13 February 1837, Saint-Quentin, Aisne – 23 July 1906) was a French pathologist, hygienist, and member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine.
Paul Camille Hippolyte Brouardel (13 February 1837, Saint-Quentin, Aisne – 23 July 1906) was a French pathologist, hygienist, and member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine.
Paul L. Kirk
Paul Leland Kirk (May 9, 1902 – June 5, 1970) was a chemist, forensic scientist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy.
Paul Leland Kirk (May 9, 1902 – June 5, 1970) was a chemist, forensic scientist and participant in the Manhattan Project who was specialized in microscopy.
Paul Uhlenhuth
Paul Theodor Uhlenhuth (born in Hanover on 7 January 1870; died in Freiburg im Breisgau on 13 December 1957) was a German bacteriologist and hygienist and an assistant professor at the Institute...
Paul Theodor Uhlenhuth (born in Hanover on 7 January 1870; died in Freiburg im Breisgau on 13 December 1957) was a German bacteriologist and hygienist and an assistant professor at the Institute...
Pierre Delval
Pierre Delval (born May 30, 1960 in Verdun, France) is a French criminologist and forensic scientist, specialized in counterfeiting and counterfeit-crime.
Pierre Delval (born May 30, 1960 in Verdun, France) is a French criminologist and forensic scientist, specialized in counterfeiting and counterfeit-crime.
Reidar Fauske Sognnaes
Reidar Sognnaes (November 6, 1911 - September 21, 1984) was Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field...
Reidar Sognnaes (November 6, 1911 - September 21, 1984) was Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field...
Richard J. Schmidt
Richard J. Schmidt is an American physician who was convicted by a Louisiana court in 1998 of attempted murder.
Richard J. Schmidt is an American physician who was convicted by a Louisiana court in 1998 of attempted murder.
Roy Meadow
Sir Samuel Roy Meadow (born 1933) is a British paediatrician and professor, who rose to initial fame for his 1977 academic paper on the now controversial Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) and ...
Sir Samuel Roy Meadow (born 1933) is a British paediatrician and professor, who rose to initial fame for his 1977 academic paper on the now controversial Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) and ...
Sevil Atasoy
Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, immediate past president of the UN International Narcotics Control Board born in İstanbul, Turkey, is an internationally distinguished leader in the field of Forensic S...
Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, immediate past president of the UN International Narcotics Control Board born in İstanbul, Turkey, is an internationally distinguished leader in the field of Forensic S...
Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet
Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (9 January 1833 – 24 October 1917) was a British officer in India who used fingerprints for identification on contracts.
Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (9 January 1833 – 24 October 1917) was a British officer in India who used fingerprints for identification on contracts.
Skip Palenik
Skip Palenik (born 1946) is an American analytical microscopist, forensic scientist, lecturer, and author.
Skip Palenik (born 1946) is an American analytical microscopist, forensic scientist, lecturer, and author.
Sydney Smith (forensic expert)
Sir Sydney Alfred Smith CBE (4 August 1883 in Roxburgh, New Zealand – 8 May 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland), was a renowned forensic scientist and pathologist.
Sir Sydney Alfred Smith CBE (4 August 1883 in Roxburgh, New Zealand – 8 May 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland), was a renowned forensic scientist and pathologist.
Ted Coombs
Ted Coombs (born 1954) is an American technology author, futurist, artist, and scientist.
Ted Coombs (born 1954) is an American technology author, futurist, artist, and scientist.
Theodric Romeyn Beck
Theodric Romeyn Beck, alternatively Theodoric Romeyn Beck or T. Romeyn Beck, was an American physician in Albany, New York specializing in medical jurisprudence who authored the firs...
Theodric Romeyn Beck, alternatively Theodoric Romeyn Beck or T. Romeyn Beck, was an American physician in Albany, New York specializing in medical jurisprudence who authored the firs...
Thomas Hayes (scientist)
Thomas Hayes is a former forensic scientist at the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (RARDE), which was subsumed into the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) in 1995.
Thomas Hayes is a former forensic scientist at the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (RARDE), which was subsumed into the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) in 1995.
Thomas Stevenson (toxicologist)
Thomas Stevenson (1838 – 18 January 1908) was an English toxicologist and forensic chemist.
Thomas Stevenson (1838 – 18 January 1908) was an English toxicologist and forensic chemist.
Wilfrid Derome
Wilfrid Derome (19 April 1877 – 24 November 1931) was a forensic scientist.
Wilfrid Derome (19 April 1877 – 24 November 1931) was a forensic scientist.