historical1858 – 1925
Juan Vucetich
criminologist · police officer · anthropologist · inventor · statistician
Juan Vucetich Kovacevich (born Ivan Vučetić; 20 July 1858 – 25 January 1925) was an Argentine-Croatian anthropologist and police official who pioneered the use of dactyloscopy (fingerprint identification).
- Fields
- security science, forensic anthropology, anthropometry, dactyloscopy, criminology, police science
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Born
- 1858
- Died
- 1925
Associated disciplines
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