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28th July 1858: First modern use of fingerprints for identification by William Herschel in West Bengal, India

28th July 2023
Tagged as: Britain, Crime, Fingerprint, Identification, India

Having paid in advance for an expensive contract in which local businessman Rajyadhar Konai agreed to build a new road, Herschel chose to take the full hand print of the contractor as his commitment to honour the construction.

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28th July 1858: First use of fingerprints as a means of identification

28th July 2021
Tagged as: Britain, Contract, Crime, Fingerprint, Identification, India

On the 28^th July 1858 William Herschel, a British Magistrate in West Bengal in India, made the first modern use of fingerprints for identification.

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28th July 1858: First modern use of fingerprints for identification by William Herschel in West Bengal, India

28th July 1858: First use of fingerprints as a means of identification

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