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Bernard Spilsbury

Forensic Science Pioneers

British forensic pathologist who became renowned as Britain's leading forensic pathologist, testifying at the 1910 trial of Hawley Harvey Crippen about the condition and identification of the remains found in Crippen's cellar, an early career-making case. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1877 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1947 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England 1
Nationality
British 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Became Britain's leading forensic pathologist, establishing expert forensic testimony as decisive courtroom evidence starting with the Crippen trial. 3
Connections

Associated With

Crippen Case, Landmark Cases

Spilsbury testified at trial about the identification of the cellar remains, an early career-making case for him.

Source Wikipedia: Hawley Harvey Crippen

Disciplines Pioneered

Source Forensic Pathology (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bernard Spilsbury
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth date
    16 May 1877
  • Infobox, death date
    17 December 1947
  • Early life section
    35 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
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2. Wikidata: Bernard Spilsbury
Wikidata Q707849, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Hawley Harvey Crippen
  • Trial section
    Bernard Spilsbury testified [rebutting the defense] they could not identify the torso remains or even discern whether they were male or female.
  • Associated With: Crippen Case, Trial section, Spilsbury testimony
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Forensic Pathology (Wikipedia)
Disciplines Pioneered: Forensic PathologyView the Source
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