In the late 19th century, British scientist Sir Francis Galton took Faulds’ and Herschel’s observations to the next level by applying statistical analysis….

Independently of Herschel, Dr. Henry Faulds – a Scottish physician working as a missionary in Japan – undertook early research into fingerprints in…

By the 17th century, European scientists began examining the structure of human skin. In 1687, Italian anatomist Marcello Malpighi studied the tiny ridges…

In the mid-19th century, Sir William James Herschel, a British officer in colonial India, made the first practical use of fingerprints in modern…

Centuries before scientific study, ancient civilizations used fingerprints for practical purposes. In Babylon and ancient China, people pressed fingertip impressions into clay tablets…