Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet
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Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Baronet (9 January 1833 – 24 October 1917)[1][2][3][4][5] was a British ICS officer in India who used fingerprints for identification on contracts.[2][6][7]
British forensic scientist (1833–1917)
Sir William Herschel, Bt | |
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| Born | (1833-01-09)9 January 1833 Slough, England |
| Died | 24 October 1917(1917-10-24) (aged 84) |
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| Fields | Fingerprints, forensics |
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