Historical moments in latvian forensic medicine:

• 1922: Forensic medicine was introduced at academic level in the Faculty of Medicine by Ferdinand Neirether.
• 1931: the first textbook of forensic medicine in Latvia - "Forensic Medicine and Medical  Deontology" was written by F. Neirether
• first latvian forensic medicine specialist of academical degree was Prof. Elizabete Jakoleva, she defended in 1939 her  disertation about "Corpse exhumation"

Organization of Legal Medicine: Latvia State Center for Forensic Medical Examination (S.C.F.M.E) is under the authorithy of the Minsitry of Health.

Contact: Latvia State Center for Forensic Medical Examination, Hipokrata 2, Riga, LV-1038, e-mail: info@ forensic.apollo.lv , tel. + 37167536130, website in English here

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