Died 1966-05-04.
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Edmond Locard
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.
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Born 13 December 1877 · Died 4 May 1966 · Q977759
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Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (1946).
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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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Although some records claim he was born in 1872
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Born 1877-12-13.
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