Edmond Locard
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 58 years ago |
Date of birth | December 13,1877 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | St-Chamond |
France | |
Date of died | May 4,1966 |
Died | Lyon |
France | |
Known for | First police laboratory, Locard's exchange principle, Sherlock Holmes of France |
Parents | Arnould Locard |
Residence | Lyon |
France | |
Nationality | Chinese |
French | |
Job | Scientist |
Criminologist | |
Field | Public health |
Influenc | Georges Simenon |
Children | Denise Stagnara |
Education | Université de Lyon |
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ID | 648821 |
Edmond Locard Life story
Dr. Edmond Locard was a French criminologist, the 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.