Alphonse Bertillon
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 110 years ago |
Date of birth | April 22,1853 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Paris |
France | |
Date of died | February 13,1914 |
Died | Avenue Du Trocadero |
Nationality | French |
Parents | Louis Bertillon |
Zoe Bertillon | |
Job | Police officer |
Books | Signaletic instructions including the theory and practice of anthropometrical identification |
Alphonse Bertillon's Instructions for Taking Descriptions for the Identification of Criminals, and Others, by the Means of Anthropometric Indications | |
Siblings | Jacques Bertillon |
On view | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | |
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ID | 544731 |
Alphonse Bertillon Life story
Alphonse Bertillon 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.