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Edmond Locard

1877 - 1966

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Dr. Edmond Locard (13 December 1877 – 4 May 1966) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmond Locard is the 312th most popular physician (down from 275th in 2019), the 2,320th most popular biography from France (down from 2,125th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Edmond Locard ranks 312 out of 726. Before him are Antonio Maria Valsalva, John Latham, John Hunter, Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari, Grunya Sukhareva, and Edward Bach. After him are Franciscus Donders, Harry Seeley, Bian Que, Édouard Séguin, Alessandro Achillini, and Joseph Škoda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Edmond Locard ranks 62. Before him are Vladimir Minorsky, Léon Flameng, Renée Vivien, Petar Kočić, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, and Pavel Bermondt-Avalov. After him are Oscar Milosz, Henri Breuil, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Garrett Morgan, Wilhelm Filchner, and Sergei Bortkiewicz. Among people deceased in 1966, Edmond Locard ranks 73. Before him are Elena Stasova, Edward Gordon Craig, Amédée Ozenfant, Venceslau Brás, Hermann Scherchen, and Fritz Wunderlich. After him are Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Wilhelm Röpke, Emil Brunner, Väinö Tanner, and Bud Powell.

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In France

Among people born in France, Edmond Locard ranks 2,320 out of 6,770. Before him are Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594), Lucien Muller (1934), Olivier Giroud (1986), François Furet (1927), Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1434), and Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773). After him are Christian Lacroix (1951), Bernadette Chirac (1933), André Glucksmann (1937), Maria of Navarre (1326), Aristide Bruant (1851), and Alexandre Desplat (1961).

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Among PHYSICIANS In France

Among physicians born in France, Edmond Locard ranks 34. Before him are François Magendie (1783), Bernard Kouchner (1939), Pierre Paul Émile Roux (1853), Guillaume Dupuytren (1777), Pierre Fauchard (1679), and Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757). After him are Édouard Séguin (1812), Jean-Baptiste Denys (1643), Louis de Jaucourt (1704), Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard (1742), Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat (1788), and Jean Pierre Flourens (1794).

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