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Fingerprints used to be pressed into clay for official documentation which started between 1792-1750 BC
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Chinese historians believe they have found palm prints pressed into clay and wood for important documentation
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A paper written based on fingerprints discovered from 1684
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Recognized fingerprints were unique to each individual. "The arrangement of skin ridges is never duplicated in two persons
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Was the first to describe the nine fingerprint patterns which include loops, spirals, circles, and double whorls
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Used fingerprints for identification on contracts. Discovered each fingerprint is unique.
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The first to identify repeating offenders using distinct fingerprint patterns.
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Developed and introduced an identification system for fingerprinting.
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Noted measurements and improved the fingerprint identification system overall
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Was the first person to use fingerprints to solve a murder. Figured out fingerprints do not change with age.
