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Alphonse Bertillon
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1853
- Died
- 1914
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Alphonse Bertillon's method for identification of criminals, anthropometric descriptions
- Das anthropometrische Signalement
- Alphonse Bertillon's new method for identification of criminals by anthropometric descriptions
- Les signalements anthropometriques; méthode nouvelle de détermination de l'identité individuelle
- Anthropologie métrique
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids
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- Onset of the Magnetic Explosion in Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1853-04-22 ) 22 April 1853, Paris , France
- Died
- 13 February 1914 (1914-02-13) (aged 60), Paris , France
- Occupations
- law enforcement officer and biometrics researcher
- Father
- Louis Bertillon
- Relatives
- Suzanne Bertillon (niece)
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Encyclopedic overview
Class on the Bertillon system in France in 1911. Class on the Bertillon system in France in 1911. Alphonse Bertillon ( French: [bɛʁtijɔ̃]; 22 April 1853 – 13 February 1914) was a French police officer and biometrics researcher who applied the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement, creating an identification system based on physical measurements.
Anthropometry was the first scientific system used by police to identify criminals. Before that time, criminals could only be identified by name or photograph. The method was eventually supplanted by fingerprinting.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alphonse Bertillon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.