Henry Faulds, who lived from 1843 to 1930, was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist noted for pioneering work in fingerprint identification. While working as a medical missionary in Japan he studied fingerprint patterns on ancient pottery and living hands, and in 1880 published a letter in the journal Nature proposing that fingerprints could be used to identify individuals and solve crimes, among the earliest scientific proposals for what became a standard forensic identification method.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountBeith, North Ayrshire, Scotland 1 NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountNoted for the development of fingerprinting as a method of identification 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account1880 Nature paper proposing fingerprint identification 1 Connections
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Henry Faulds (1 June 1843 - 24 March 1930) was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.
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Henry Faulds (1 June 1843 - 24 March 1930) was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.
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Henry Faulds (1 June 1843 - 24 March 1930) was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.
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Henry Faulds (1 June 1843 - 24 March 1930) was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.
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Faulds was born in Beith, North Ayrshire, into a family of modest means.
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However, there can be no doubt that Faulds' first paper on the subject was published in the scientific journal Nature in 1880; all parties conceded this.
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Faulds' first paper on the subject was published in the scientific journal Nature in 1880
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