Anthropometry
Anthropometry is the study of measurement and proportions of the human body.
Alphonse Bertillon and Criminology
Anthropometry was first created by Alphonse Bertillon (April 24, 1853 – February 13, 1914). He was born in Paris, France. When he became a police officer, he created Anthropometry so that criminals could be easily identified. The system helped the police to get through many criminal records quicker. Having produced a set of characteristics of criminals, it became easier for the police to identify offenders.
Anthropometric measurements
The system involves 10 measurements:
Anthropometry Media
A Bertillon record for Francis Galton, from a visit to Bertillon's laboratory in 1893
An early set of finger- and handprints by Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet (1833–1917)
Iris recognition system based on pattern matching
2009 photo showing a man having a retinal scan taken by a U.S. Army soldier
References
- Burnett, “Introduction to Human factors, Human anatomy and Biomechanics”. Web.10 Dec.2011
- "Anthropometry." Ergonomics4schools. Web. 10 Dec. 2011
- Webster's Online Dictionary Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine - Web. 11 Dec. 2011