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".

[2][3] He studied medicine and law at Lyon, France, eventually becoming the assistant of Alexandre Lacassagne, a criminologist and professor.

[2][4][12] The young Georges Simenon, later to become a well-known detective writer, is known to have attended some Locard lectures in 1919 or 1920.

[citation needed] Locard is considered to be the father of modern forensic science.

[4][13] In November 2012, he was nominated to the French Forensic Science Hall of Fame of the Association Québécoise de Criminalistique.