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From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 28, 2003 | Copyright information

1858: Fingerprints were used for the first time as means of identification: Sir WilliamHerschel, Chief Magistrate of the Hooghly district in Jungipoor, India, first used fingerprints on native contracts. He made Rajyadhar Konai, a local businessman, impress his hand print on the back of a contract. The Konai was impressed and Herschel made a habit of requiring palm prints, and later simply the prints of the right index and middle fingers, on every contract made with the locals. He ...

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