Alfred Swaine Taylor | |
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Born | Northfleet, Kent, UK | 11 December 1806
Died | 27 May 1880 London, England | (aged 73)
Burial place | Highgate Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Toxicologist, Surgeon, Chemist, Forensic Scientist, Expert witness, Author |
Years active | 1831-1870 |
Spouse |
Caroline Cancellor
(m. 1834; died 1876) |
Children | 2 |
Alfred Swaine Taylor (11 December 1806 in Northfleet, Kent – 27 May 1880 in London) was an English toxicologist and medical writer, who has been called the "father of British forensic medicine".[1][2] He was also an early experimenter in photography.[3]