forensics

clay tablet

1792 BCE

Archaeologist, discoverd fingerprints pressed into clay tablet that dates back to 1792-1750 BC.

Dr. Nehemiah. Study of pattern of human hands

1684

In western culture, the earliest record of the study of the pattern on human hands comes from 1684. Nehemiah wrote a paper describing the patterns that he saw on human hands under the microscope, including the presence of ridges.

Johamn

1788

Johann christoph adreas mayor followed Dr. Nehimiah work in 1788 by describing that the arrenagment of skin ridges never duplicated in two persons.

distinct fingerprints

1823

in 1823 Jan purkyn described 9 distinct fingerprint patterns, including loops, spirals, circles, and double whorls

William Hershel

1856

Began collecting fingerprints in 1856. He noted the patterns were unique to each person and were not alterd by age

Identify criminals

1879

In 1879, Alphonse Bertillon, an assistant clerk in the records office at the police station in Paris a way to identify criminals.

change of aga

1888

Sir francis Galton verified that fingerprints do not chnage with age.

Ivan Vucetich

1891

In 1891 he began to note measurements on the identification cards of all arrested persons as well as adding 10 fingerprint impressions

dividing fingerprints

1896

In 1896 sir Edmund Richard Henry created a system that divided fingerprints records into groups based on weather they have an arch whorl or loop pattern