Anthropometry
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Anthropometry refers to the measurement of the human individual. An early tool of physical anthropology, it has been used for identification, for the purposes of understanding human physical variation
A Bertillon record for Francis Galton, from a visit to Bertillon's laboratory in 1893
Example insole (in-shoe) foot pressure measurement device
An early set of finger- and handprints by Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet (1833–1917)
2009 photo showing a man having a retinal scan taken by a U.S. Army soldier
Alphonse Bertillon
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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 physi
Anthropometry
…the rise in obesity) and require regular updating of anthropometric data collections. History A Bertillon record for Francis Galton, from a visit to Bertillon's laboratory in 1893 The history of anthropometry includes and spans various concepts, both scientific and pseudoscientific, such as craniometry…
Mug shot of Bertillon, 1912 (self-portrait)
Class on the Bertillon system in France in 1911.
Class on the Bertillon system in France in 1911.
Anthropometric data sheet of Alphonse Bertillon