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Alphonse Bertillon

al-FONS BUR-tee-yon

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French police officer and biometrics researcher who created anthropometry, a system of physical measurements for criminal identification, described as the first scientific system used by police to identify criminals.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1853 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1914 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
French 1
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Pioneered anthropometry, the first scientific system used by police to identify criminals through physical measurement. 1
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