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1792 BCE
Ancient Fingerprinting
Fingerprints were used in Ancient China to sign documents and older Babylonian tablets are recorded to be the oldest imprinted object in the world -
Dr. Nehemiah's Paper
Dr. Nehemiah published a paper documenting the series of fingerprints found in humans. He also documented ridges and the differences between them. -
Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer
Quoted as saying that the ridges are never duplicate between two people -
Jan Evangelist Purkyn
Described 9 different and distinct patterns -
Sir William Herschel
Began collecting fingerprints and noticed that patterns were not altered by age and differed from person to person, albeit in very subtle ways -
Alphonse Bertillon
Created a way to identify criminals called the Bertillonage which was used to catch repeat offenders -
Sir Francis Galton
Verified that fingerprints do not change with age. Along with Sir E.R. Henry, he produced a criminal identification and filing system still in use in Europe and the United States to this day -
Ivan Vucetich
He began to improve upon the measurement system and added 10 additional fingerprint impressions. -
Sir Edmund Richard Henry
Created the filing system in which fingerprints are currently categorized in; the loop, whorl, and arch arrangement was also co-created by his two colleagues -
FBI Fingerprinting Technology
Launched the Advanced Fingerprint Identification Technology (AFIT) which enhances fingerprints without damaging them as well as increased A.I storage capacity and recognition accuracy
