# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edmond-locard
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:34:10.268Z

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name: "Edmond Locard"
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description: "Edmond Locard was a French criminologist, the pioneer in forensic science who became known as the \"Sherlock Holmes of France\". He formulated the basic principle of forensic science: \"Every contact leaves a trace\". This became known as Locard's exchange principle."
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birthDate: "1877-12-13"
deathDate: "1966-05-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump