Forensic History

Who is known as the "Father of Toxicology"?

• Mathiew Orfila

• Willam Nichol

• Henry Goddard

• James Marsh

Who invented the polarizing microscope?

• Mathiew Orfila

• James Marsh

• Henry Goddard

• Willam Nichol

Who first used bullet comparison to catch a murderer?

• James Marsh

• Henry Goddard

• Willam Nichol

• Mathiew Orfila

Who was the first to use toxicology (arsenic detection) in a jury trial?

• James marsh

• Henry Goddard

• Orfila

• William nichol

Who published the first reliable procedures for the microscopic detection of sperm?

• H. Bayard

• Odelbrecht

• Thomas Taylor

• James Marsh

This German Scientist first discovered the ability of hemoglobin to oxidize hydrogen peroxide making it foam. Which resulted in the first test for blood.

• Schonbein

• Marsh

• Odelbrecht

Who was first to advocate for the use of photography for the identification of criminals and the documentation of evidence and crime scenes?

• Odelbrecht

• Schonbein

• Marsh

Suggested that markings of the palms of the hands and the tips of the fingers could be used for identification in criminal cases.

• Thomas Taylor

• Odelbrecht

• Rudolph Virchow

Who was the first to both study hair and recognize its limitations?

• Odelbrecht

• Schonbein

• Thomas Taylor

• Rudolph Virchow

Who published a paper in the journal Nature suggesting that fingertips at the scene of a crime could identify the offender. He was also one of the first to use fingerprints to solve a crime.

• Thomas Taylor

• Henry Faulds

• Arthur Doyle

• Francis Galton