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Dr. Nehemiah Grew
Macroscopic observations of ridge and pore structure. |
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Govard Bidloo
Studied skin and ridge structure |
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Marcello Malpighi
First to use the microscope in fingerprints. |
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Purkinje
Devised 1st Fingerprint Classification System |
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Hermann Welcker
Showed permanence.
Printed own right hand in 1856 and again in 1897. |
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William James Herschel
Printed Tajyadhar Konai, used handprints on contracts |
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William Herschel
First systematic use of fingerprints |
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Herschel
Near Calcutta shows permanence "Hoogly Letter" |
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Thomas Taylor, U.S. D.A.
Idea of using bloody prints found at crime scenes as a means to identify suspects. |
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| Faulds published in Nature |
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Francis Galton
Became interested in anthropometric measurements |
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Gilbert Thompson, U.S. Geological Survey
Uses fingerprints to prevent forgery and safeguard a commercial transaction |
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Bertillon
implements anthropometry in France |
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| In Buenos Aires, Argentina, first murder case involving fingerprints (Rojas murders) |
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Francis Galton
First text book on fingerprints entitled "Finger Prints" |
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| The Troup Committee adopts fingerprints in addition to anthropometry |
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The Henry Classification System is completed
A comparative review of athropometry and fingerprints:
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Edward Richard Henry
published his book "Classification and Uses of Fingerprints" |
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| The Belper Committee in England recommendation, the Henry Classification System |
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| Henry was hired at Scotland Yard |
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| The first trial in England which relied on fingerprint evidence |
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Dr. Henry P. DeForest
New York Civil Service Commission began fingerprinting all civil service applicants after DeForest attended training from Henry in England |
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Will and William West Case
They had the same anthropometric measurements. |
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Frederick Brayley
First American textbook on fingerprints.
"Fingerprint, Their Identification and Uses" |
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| People v. Jennings - first American appellate case regarding the admissibility of fingerprints |
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States v. Kuhl
Nevada upholds admissibility of partial palm prints |
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Commonwealth v. Bartolini
Masschussettes upholds admissibility of foot evidence |
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Grice v. State
Fingerprint evidence when standing alone uphold a partial print, Texas |
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| Salil K. Shatterjee describes the theory of Edgeoscopy supplement fingerprint individualization. |
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| IAI passes resolution stating there is no need to require a specific number |
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International Symposium of Fingerprint Detection and Identification, the NeUrim Israeli Declaration states "No scientific basis exists for requiring that a pre-determined minimum number of friction ridge features must be resent in two impression in order to establish a positive identification".
The was unanimously approved by all resent, and later, signed by 28 persons from the following 11 countries: Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Hungary, Isreal, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States of America. |
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