NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Mateu Joseph Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger (mentioned as Orfila hereafter), was a 19th century Spanish chemist (Figure 1). He is considered the founder of modern toxicology due to his indisputable contributions to the field, which is rapidly evolving in modern times (1-2).

Detailed explanation-2: -Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (1787-1853) was a Spanish physician and scientist, naturalized French, considered by many to be the father of toxicology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Orfila’s first treatise, Traité des poisons, greatly enhanced and built upon the work of other toxicologists (and quickly surpassed them). Published in 1813, the treatise earned him the title Father of Forensics.

Detailed explanation-4: -Orfila was asked by the court to investigate. He discovered that the test used, the Marsh test, had been performed incorrectly, and that there was in fact arsenic in the body; LaFarge was subsequently found guilty.