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bertillon

/ˈbɜːr.tɪ.lɒn/

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈbɜːr.tɪ.lɒn/

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to a French criminologist who developed the first scientific system of criminal identification using body measurements.

  • 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к французскому криминалисту, разработавшему первую научную систему идентификации преступников с помощью измерений тела.
  1. French criminologist C2 formal

    Alphonse Bertillon, a French police officer and biometrics researcher who created anthropometry, an identification system used in law enforcement.

    • Bertillon's system of body measurements was used to identify criminals before fingerprinting.
    • The Bertillon method was a major advancement in forensic science.
    • Many police departments adopted Bertillon's techniques in the late 19th century.

    🇷🇺Бертильон