Edmond Locard
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French forensic scientist
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Why Is Edmond Locard Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, 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.
