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Patterns on Human Hands
In Western culture the earliest record of the study of the patterns on human hands comes from 1684. -
Finger prints in Ancient China
In ancient china Finger prints were pressed into clay tablets and placed onto all official documents, such as contracts and loans. -
Collection of fingerprints
Sir William Herchel began the collection of fingerprints in 1856 -
Identifying Criminals
1879 Alphonse Bertillion an assistant clerk in the records office at the police station in Paris created a way to identify criminals -
Bertillonage
First used in 1883 to identify a repeating offender -
Classification System
Galton along with Sir E R. Henry developed the classification system for fingerprintns that is still in use today in the United States and Europe. -
Improving Fingerprint Collection
Ivan Vucetich improved fingerprint collection in 1891. He devised his own fingerprint classification system and invented a better way. -
Pudd'nhead Wilson displays knowledge of new technology
In Wilsons final address he speaks about how every human from birth to grave carries physical marks that are unable to be changed or hidden, fingerprints. -
Dividing fingerprint records
In 1896 sir Edmund Richard Henry with the help of two colleagues, created a system that divided fingerprint records into groups based on whether they have an arch wharl or loop pattern. -
Solving the First Murder
Bertillion was credited with solving the first murder using fingerprints.
