persons
similar to Alphonse Bertillon (1853 - 1914),
French criminologist. The scientific son of an
anthropologist, he introduced a system of identifying criminals by a
series of
body measurements (anthropometry). In 1892 nearly 700
French criminals were identified by this method, later replaced by that of fingerprint comparison.
methods of
identification such as those
developed by Alphonse Bertillon (1853?1914),
French criminologist and
anthropologist who introduced a system of identifying criminals by a
series of
body measurements. In 1892 nearly 700
French criminals were identified by this method, later replaced by that of fingerprint comparison.