
Sujet
Alphonse Bertillon
Légende
Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) French police officer. In 1880, when Chief of the Paris identification bureau, Bertillon devised a method of identifying criminals using anthropometric measurements. It was used for a number of years, but was replaced by fingerprinting. Photo by Nadar, Paris, c1880. Nadar was the pseudonym of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), French journalist, artist and photographer.
Date
19e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP15A00_388
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
71,7Mo (2,9Mo) / 35,9cm x 50,0cm / 4243 x 5906 (300dpi)