Charles Mackenzie Bruff

Charles Mackenzie Bruff (15 January 1887 – 17 October 1955) was a Norwegian chemist.

Charles Mackenzie Bruff
Born	(1887-01-15)15 January 1887 Christiania, Norway
Died	17 October 1955(1955-10-17) (aged 68)
Alma mater	Chalmers University of Technology
Occupation	Forensic chemist

He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was educated at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. He was a teacher in chemistry at Oslo Handelsgymnasium from 1915 to 1947. He was a specialist in forensic chemistry, officially authorized as a forensic chemist in 1921 by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. He contributed to about 15,000 crime cases during his career. He published his autobiography De tause vitner (1949). ^[1][2]

Selected works

• Bruff, Charles Mackenzie; Georg Svendsen; Fridtjof Knutsen (1949). De tause vitner. Av rettskjemiker Ch. B.s memoarer.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Charles Mackenzie Bruff". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
2. Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Charles M Bruff". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 January 2014.