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
Died17 October 1955(1955-10-17) (aged 68)
Alma materChalmers University of Technology
OccupationForensic 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).

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