Albert S. Osborn
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Albert Sherman Osborn is considered the father of the science of questioned document examination
in North America
. His seminal book Questioned Documents was first published in 1910 and later heavily revised as a second edition in 1929. Other publications, including The Problem of Proof (1922), The Mind of the Juror (1937) and Questioned Document Problems (1944), were widely acclaimed by both the legal profession and by public and private laboratories concerned with matters involving questioned documents.
Osborn is also known for founding the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
(ASQDE) on September 2, 1942. In 1913 Osborn began inviting select practitioners to informal educational gatherings hosted in his home and those meetings eventually led to formation of the ASQDE. He became the society's first president and was involved intimately with the discipline and Society until his death four years later.
In the film J. Edgar
(2011), Osborn is played by actor Denis O'Hare.
Questioned document examination
Questioned document examination is the forensic science discipline pertaining to documents that are in dispute in a court of law...
in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. His seminal book Questioned Documents was first published in 1910 and later heavily revised as a second edition in 1929. Other publications, including The Problem of Proof (1922), The Mind of the Juror (1937) and Questioned Document Problems (1944), were widely acclaimed by both the legal profession and by public and private laboratories concerned with matters involving questioned documents.
Osborn is also known for founding the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
The American Society of Questioned Document Examiners is the world's oldest society dedicated to the forensic science of questioned document examination. The current president is Linton Mohammed...
(ASQDE) on September 2, 1942. In 1913 Osborn began inviting select practitioners to informal educational gatherings hosted in his home and those meetings eventually led to formation of the ASQDE. He became the society's first president and was involved intimately with the discipline and Society until his death four years later.
In the film J. Edgar
J. Edgar
J. Edgar is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, from a script by Dustin Lance Black. The film focuses on the career of FBI director J...
(2011), Osborn is played by actor Denis O'Hare.
External links
- Albert S. Osborn at OpenLibrary.org
- Biography at ASQDE.org