Bertillon system
Ber·til·lon system
noun\ˈbər-təl-ˌän-, ˈber-tē-ˌyōⁿ-\
Definition of BERTILLON SYSTEM
: a system for identifying persons based on bodily measurements, photographs, and notation of data (as markings, color, and thumb line impressions)
Origin of BERTILLON SYSTEM
Alphonse Bertillon †1914 French criminologist
First Known Use: 1893
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