People in Forensic Science By: Tyler Hansberry

Auguste Ambroise Tardieu The son of French artist and mapmaker Ambroise Tardieu, Auguste Ambroise Tardieu ( ) became the pre-eminent forensic medical scientist of the mid-19th century. He was President of the French Academy of Medicine, as well as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Legal Medicine at the University of Paris.French Academy of Medicine Tardieu's specialties were forensic medicine and toxicology. His authoritative book on forensic toxicology (Étude médico-légale et clinique sur l'empoisonnement) has been called a model of clarity and clinical precision.forensic medicine toxicology

Short Biography Born Paris Died Residence Paris Citizenship French Nationality France Fields Forensic science, Public health Institutions Faculté de Médicine de Paris Known for Tardieu's syndrome, Tardieu's ecchymoses, First forensic studies of child maltreatment Influenced Paul Brouardel Notable awards Prize of the French Academy of Science (1875) Paris Paris FranceForensic sciencePublic healthPaul BrouardelFrench Academy of Science

Edmond Locard Dr. Edmond Locard (1877 – 1966) was a pioneer in forensic science who became known as the Sherlock Holmes of France. He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: "Every Contact Leaves a Trace". This became known as Locard's exchange principle forensic scienceSherlock HolmesFranceLocard's exchange principle Locard studied medicine, and law at Lyon, eventually becoming the assistant of Alexandre Lacassagne, a criminologist and professor. He held this post until 1910, when he began the foundation of his criminal laboratory. He produced a monumental, seven-volume work, Traité de Criminalistique, and in 1918, developed 12 matching points for fingerprint identification. He continued with his research until his death in 1966.Alexandre Lacassagne criminologist

William M. Bass William M. Bass is a U.S. forensic anthropologist, renowned for his research on human osteology and human decomposition. He has also assisted federal, local, and non-US authorities in the identification of human remains. He taught at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and though currently retired from teaching, still plays an active research role at the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility, which he founded. The Facility is more popularly known as the "Body Farm", a name used by crime author Patricia Cornwell in a novel of the same name, which drew inspiration from Dr. Bass and his work. Bass has also described the body farm as "Death's Acre" – the title of the bestselling book on his life and career, co-written with journalist Jon Jefferson. Bass and Jefferson have also written three fictional works, "Carved in Bone", "Flesh and Bone", and "The Devil's Bones" under the pen name "Jefferson Bass."U.S.forensic anthropologistosteologyUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleBody FarmPatricia CornwellJon Jefferson

Short Biography Nationality American Education University of Virginia, University of Kentucky. Alma mater University of Pennsylvania Occupation Forensic anthropologist Known for Body farmAmericanUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Kentucky University of Pennsylvania Forensic anthropologistBody farm

Biography Dr. Bass attended the University of Virginia for his undergraduate degree, and received his master's from the University of Kentucky. He completed his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in His research career began as an archaeologist, excavating Native American grave sites in the Midwest United States during the 1950s. He mentions in Death's Acre, somewhat humorously, that this activity earned him the informal title "Indian grave-robber number one" [citation needed] from the local Native American leaders.University of VirginiaUniversity of KentuckyPh.D.AnthropologyarchaeologistNative Americancitation needed

What do they all have in common? These men are all Forensic Scientist, and have helped either the World or their community with their inventions, and contributions.

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