<P> Alphonse Bertillon ( French : ( bɛʁtijɔ̃ ) ; 24 April 1853 -- 13 February 1914 ) 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 . Before that time , criminals could only be identified by name or photograph . The method was eventually supplanted by fingerprinting . </P>
<P> Alphonse Bertillon ( French : ( bɛʁtijɔ̃ ) ; 24 April 1853 -- 13 February 1914 ) 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 . Before that time , criminals could only be identified by name or photograph . The method was eventually supplanted by fingerprinting . </P>
who is known for his forensic contribution to anthropometry
who is known for his forensic contribution to anthropometry
Alphonse Bertillon
Alphonse Bertillon