Bøker av Henry Faulds

"Dactylography or the Study of Finger-Prints" is a seminal work authored by Henry Faulds, a Scottish physician, and missionary, within the past due nineteenth century. Published in the medical journal "Nature" in 1880, Faulds's groundbreaking paper laid the inspiration for the systematic study and application of fingerprint identification in forensic technological know-how. Faulds's paintings brought the concept of the use of fingerprints as a completely unique and permanent means of identification. He argued that the one-of-a-kind ridge styles on human fingertips may want to function a reliable technique for crook identification and forensic research. Faulds also proposed a class gadget for fingerprints, recognizing their individuality and capability for solving crimes. While Faulds's contributions had been to begin with overlooked, the ideas offered in his paper received recognition and have an impact on over the years. Sir Francis Galton and Sir Edward Henry in addition developed and popularized fingerprint identity, with Henry's type device turning into widely followed. Henry Faulds's paintings on dactylography laid the groundwork for modern forensic fingerprint analysis, revolutionizing crook investigations and contributing appreciably to the status quo of fingerprinting as a wellknown forensic device global. His pioneering efforts have left a long-lasting impact on the sector of forensic science, shaping the way regulation enforcement agencies technique criminal identity to at the moment.

The book, Dactylography Or The Study of Finger-prints , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

The Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843-1930) is best remembered for his role in the history of fingerprinting. His strong religious faith had first led him to missionary work in India and then, from 1874, in Japan. He worked there as a surgeon in the mission hospital at Tsukiji, near Tokyo, where he also established a medical school and a school for the blind. It was his discovery of the impressions of thumbprints on ancient Japanese pottery which led to his development of a fingerprinting system and his championing of it as a forensic tool. The present work, part-travelogue, part-journal, was first published in 1885. It remains an engaging account of Japanese life, customs, geography and natural history, interwoven with discussions of topics such as education, language, and the future of the country. There are characterful line drawings throughout. Faulds' Dactylography (1912) is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

The Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843-1930) and the English judge Sir William James Herschel (1833-1917) both recognised the potential of fingerprints as a means of identification. While working in Japan, Faulds had developed his methods after noticing impressions on ancient pottery. Herschel, during his service as a magistrate in India, had introduced a system of using fingerprints as a way of preventing fraud. In the course of a lengthy controversy, Faulds sought to be acknowledged for the significance of his discoveries. Although there is no doubt that Faulds was first to publish on the subject, it was Herschel's work, begun in the 1850s, which was later developed by Galton and Henry as the tool of forensic science we know today. Reissued here together, these two works, first published in 1912 and 1916 respectively, are Faulds' overview of the subject and Herschel's account of his work in India.