
Family tree of Edmond LOCARD
Inventor, Sciences - Other
Born Alexandre Arnould Edmond LOCARD
Pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France"
Born on December 13, 1877 in Saint-Chamond, France , France
Died on May 4, 1966 in Lyon, France
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In 1910, 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 laboratory.
... Locard studied medicine and law at Lyon, France, 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.
In 1910, 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 laboratory.
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