Fingerprinting

By AndrewGon1
  • 1792 BCE

    Ancient Fingerprinting

    Fingerprints pressed in clay in Babylon.
  • 300 BCE

    Chinese Fingerprinting

    Ancient Chinese used inked fingerprints on all official documents.

  • Western Fingerprinting

    In the west, Dr. Nehemiah wrote about the patterns of human hands under a microscope.

  • A Discovery in Fingerprinting

    Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer had concluded that no two fingerprints are the same.

  • More Discoveries

    Jan Evangelist Purkyn describes nine patterns of fingerprints including swirls and circles.

  • Collection

    Sir William Herschel began collecting fingerprints

  • Identifying Criminals

    Alphonse Bertillon created a way to identify criminals with fingerprinting while working at a police station in Paris.

  • Development

    Galton and E.R. Henry developed a classification system still used in the U.S. today.

  • Improved Collection

    Ivan Vucetich began to note the measurements of fingerprints on all arrested people. He also added 10 fingerprint impressions.

  • First Crime Solved

    Alphonse Bertillon was credited with solving the first murder with fingerprinting