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Henry Faulds, Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (died 1930)
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Henry Faulds
Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist
Henry Faulds was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fingerprint
Biometric identifier
A fingerprint is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. The recovery of partial fingerprints from a crime scene is an important method of forensic science. Moisture and grease on a finger result in fingerprints on surfaces such as glass or metal. Deliberate…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)