History of Fingerprints

How did the Chinese artisans and scribes mark their work?

• Leaving a fingerprint in the clay

• Writing their initials in the bottom of their work

• Signing their name

• Leaving a print of their hand in their work

Who was the first scientist to describe fingerprint ridges?

• Henry Faulds

• Nehemiah Grew

• Sir Franscis Galton

• Sir Edward Henry

What is dactyloscopy?

• How to observe writing styles

• How to observe fingerprints

• A fingerprinting technique

• Sketching a crime scene

Who was credited as the first to recognize the value of fingerprints in personal identification?

• Sir Edward Henry

• Sir Francis Galton

• Alphonse Bertillon

• Sir William Herschel

What is Anthropometry?

• The study of the measurements and proportion of the human body

• The study of fingerprints

• The study of a crime scene

• The study of the measurements and proportion of hands

What did Alphonse Bertillon develop?

• Observation

• Fingerprinting

• Bertillonage

• Sketching

How many measurements did the bertillonage system include?

• 5

• 10

• 11

• 21

Who published a book on finger prints?

• Fir Francis Galton

• Sir Edward Henry

• Alphonse Bertillion

• Henry Faulds

When was the Bertillonage system abandoned?

• 2000

• 1800

• 1901

• 1892

What is the fingerprint database called?

• FPD

• FBI

• CSI

• AFIS