British police official who developed the Henry Classification System for fingerprints between 1896 and 1897, enabling fingerprint records to be organized and searched systematically. The system was widely adopted by police forces worldwide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountDeveloped the Henry Classification System that made fingerprint records searchable at scale, adopted by Scotland Yard in 1901. 1 Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Edward Henry (police officer)
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