Song Ci
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Song Ci (Chinese: 宋慈; pinyin: Sòng Cí; Wade–Giles: Sung Tzʻu; 1186–1249) was a Chinese physician, judge, forensic medical scientist, anthropologist, and writer of the Southern Song dynasty. He was the first known anthropologist who wrote a groundbreaking book titled Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified (Xi Yuan Ji Lu).
Song Ci was born into a bureaucratic family in Jianyang (in modern Fujian Province).[1] He served as a presiding judge in the Chinese high courts for many terms. During his post at a criminal court in Hunan Province, Song Ci would personally examine the crime scene each time he encountered a difficult case of homicide or physical assault. Song Ci combined many historical cases of forensic science with his own experiences and wrote the book Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified with an eye to avoiding miscarriages of justice. The book was esteemed by generations of forensic scientists. Eventually it was translated into English, German, Japanese, French, and other languages.
See also[]
- Witness to a Prosecution, a TVB drama about Song Ci.
- The Corpse Reader, a novel in a mix of several genres, by Spanish author , based on the book Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified
- Final Witness: The Story of China's First Crime Scene Investigator by Wang Hongjia, a novel based on Song Ci's life and work[2]
References[]
- ^ "The First Monographic Works on Forensic Medicine". China Culture. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Hongjia, Wang (2019). Final Witness: The Story of China's First Crime Scene Investigator. Translated by James Trapp. London: ACA Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83890-502-6. OCLC 1181133754.
- 1186 births
- 1249 deaths
- Biologists from Fujian
- Chinese anthropologists
- Chinese judges
- Chinese medical researchers
- Chinese non-fiction writers
- Forensic scientists
- 13th-century Chinese physicians
- People from Nanping
- Physicians from Fujian
- Scientists from Fujian
- Song dynasty science writers
- Writers from Fujian
- Chinese scientist stubs