historical1868 – 1915
Mary E. Holland
scientist · private investigator
Mary E. Holland (February 25, 1868 - March 27, 1915) was an American detective who became an early advocate for fingerprint identification in criminal investigations. She was one of the expert witnesses in the first case in which a criminal was convicted by fingerprint evidence in the United States.
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1915
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