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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine

HENRY, Sir Edward Richard (1850 – 1931)

1850 – 1931

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1900

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Classification and uses of finger prints.

HENRY, Sir Edward Richard (1850 – 1931)

The Henry system of fingerprint classification, developed when Henry served as Inspector-General of Police in Bengal, is the basis for the system presently in use worldwide.