Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who was the first person to devise a system of classifying fingerprints?

  1. G. Bildoo

  2. Charles Darwin

  3. Johannes Purkinje

  4. Nehemiah Grew

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Johannes Purkinje, a Czech physiologist, published the first fingerprint classification system in 1823, identifying nine basic patterns. This predated the more famous Henry System.