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Edward Henry

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British police official who developed the Henry Classification System for fingerprints between 1896 and 1897, enabling fingerprint records to be organized and searched systematically. The system was widely adopted by police forces worldwide.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1850 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1931 1
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British 1
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Developed the Henry Classification System that made fingerprint records searchable at scale, adopted by Scotland Yard in 1901. 1
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