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Hans Gross

Forensic Science Pioneers

Austrian jurist who established criminology as a scientific discipline and is recognized as a founding figure of criminal profiling through his systematic work on forensic investigation methods, criminalistics. 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
1847 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1915 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Graz, Austrian Empire 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
Austrian 1
Nationality
Austro-Hungarian 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Wrote the 1893 Handbook for Examining Magistrates and is regarded as a founder of scientific criminalistics. 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
Criminal Investigations, a Practical Textbook (1893; German: Handbuch fur Untersuchungsrichter als System der Kriminalistik) 1
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Disciplines Pioneered

Source Wikipedia: Hans Gross

Informed

Source Wikipedia: Hans Gross
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Hans Gross
  • Infobox, birthplace
    Graz, Austrian Empire
  • Criminal Investigations, a Practical Textbook section
    In 1893, his book Criminal Investigations, a Practical Textbook (Handbuch fur Untersuchungsrichter als System der Kriminalistik) was published.
  • Disciplines Pioneered: Criminalistics
  • Informed: Criminal Profiling
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2. Wikidata: Hans Gross
Wikidata Q112222, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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