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Dr. Nehemiah
wrote a paper describing the patterns that he saw on the human hand under the microscope. -
Jan Evangelist Purkyn
described nine distinct fingerprint patters, including loops, spirals, circles, and double whorls. -
Sir William Herschel
He noted the patterns were unique to each person and were not altered by age. -
Alphonse Bertillon
created a way to identify criminals -
Sir Francis Galton and Sir E R Henry
verified that fingerprints do not change with age and developed the classification system for fingerprints that are still in use today in the US and Europe. -
Ivan Vucetich
improved the fingerprint collection/ He divided his own fingerprint classification system and invented a better way of collecting the impressions. -
Sir Edmund Richard Henry and two collogues
created a system that divided fingerprint records into groups based on whether they have an arch, work, or loop pattern. 10 card system
