Edmond Locard

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Edmond Locard
Born	(1877-12-13)13 December 1877 Saint-Chamond, Loire, French Third Republic
Died	4 May 1966(1966-05-04) (aged 88) Lyon, France
Nationality	French
Citizenship	French
Known for	First police laboratory, Locard's exchange principle, Sherlock Holmes of France
Children	Denise Stagnara
Scientific career
Fields	Forensic science, Public health

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Dr. Edmond Locard (13 December 1877 – 4 May 1966)^[1] 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.