Dr Edmond Locard was a French criminologist, the pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France".
10 Facts About Edmond Locard
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Edmond Locard formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every contact leaves a trace".
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Edmond Locard studied medicine and law at Lyon, France, eventually becoming the assistant of Alexandre Lacassagne, a criminologist and professor.
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Edmond Locard held this post until 1910, when he began the foundation of his criminal laboratory.
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Edmond Locard's lab, located in Lyon, was the first forensic lab in Europe.
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In 1910, Edmond Locard succeeded in persuading the Police Department of Lyon to give him two attic rooms and two assistants, to start what became the first police forensic laboratory.
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Edmond Locard's daughter Denise would be born on November 18,1917 in Paris.
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Edmond Locard was first to codify Galton points, fingerprint characteristics meant for identification.
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Edmond Locard continued his research in Lyon until his death in 1966.
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Edmond Locard is considered to be the father of modern forensic science.