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The document discusses the history of fingerprints from prehistoric times through their modern use for identification. It describes how fingerprints were first used in ancient China as early as 2000 years ago on legal documents and clay seals. The document then outlines key developments in the study and classification of fingerprints in the 17th-18th centuries by scientists like Nehemiah Grew, Marcello Malpighi, and Johannes Purkinje. It discusses how Sir William Herschel and Dr. Henry Faulds pioneered the
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- jjean
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- EN