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jan 1, 1814 - Father of Toxicology

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Mathieu Orfila worked to make chemical analysis a routine part of forensic medicine, and made studies of asphyxiation , the decomposition of bodies and exhumation.

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jan 1, 1814
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~ 212 years ago