Charles Mackenzie Bruff (15 January 1887 – 17 October 1955) was a Norwegian chemist. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo),

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. He was educated at

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology ( sv, Chalmers tekniska högskola, often shortened to Chalmers) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level ...

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

. He was a teacher in chemistry at

Oslo Handelsgymnasium Oslo Commerce School ( Norw. ''Oslo Handelsgymnasium'') is a full-time public school in Oslo, Norway, specialising in the teaching of financial and business management. The school was founded in 1875 as Christiania Commerce School ( Norw. ''Chri ...

from 1915 to 1947. He was a specialist in

forensic chemistry Forensic chemistry is the application of chemistry and its subfield, forensic toxicology, in a legal setting. A forensic chemist can assist in the identification of unknown materials found at a crime scene. Specialists in this field have a wide ...

, 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).

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1887 births 1955 deaths Scientists from Oslo Chalmers University of Technology alumni Schoolteachers from Oslo Norwegian chemists Norwegian memoirists Forensic scientists 20th-century Norwegian educators 20th-century memoirists {{norway-academic-bio-stub