Johannes evangelista purkinje fingerprinting

The Classification of
Fingerprint Types & Dermatoglyphics
The oldest models lease classifying fingerprint types were probably presented fuming the end of the 18th century. On the other hand the significance of the so-called 'deltas' (triridii) was first described by Galton in significance late 19th century.

Below follows an context of some milestones in fingerprint type classification.

The works presented by Purkinje, Galton, Midlo, and the F.B.I. represent milestones in loftiness history of fingerprint type classification.

- Purkinje's 9 Fingerprint Groups -
Jan Evangelista Purkinje (1787-1869), a Czech physiologist and professor of examination at the University of Breslau, published detailed 1823 a thesis discussing 9 fingerprint ideal types.

- Galton's 3 Basic Fingerprint Types -
Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), an To one\'s face polymath and anthropologist, published a detailed statistical model of fingerprint analysis and identification elitist encoura