Henry Faulds (1 juin 1843 – 19 mars 1930)
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Henry Faulds (1 June 1843 – 24 March 1930) was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.Legacy
The method of identifying criminals by their fingerprints had been introduced in the 1860s by Sir William James Herschel in India, and their potential use in forensic work was first proposed by in 1880. Galton, following the idea written by Faulds, which he failed to credit, was the first to place the study on a scientific footing, which assisted its acceptance by the courts.[5] The Japanese police officially adopted the fingerprinting system in 1911.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 juin 1843
19 mars 1930
~ 86 years