Johann Christoph Andreas Mayer
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Johann Christophe Andreas Mayer (December 8, 1747 – November 5, 1801)[1] was a German anatomist.[2]
Mayer worked in Berlin and later Frankfurt. In 1788, he was the first European to recognize that fingerprints were unique to each individual.[3][4]
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[edit]- ^ Leone, Massimo (2021). "From Fingers to Faces: Visual Semiotics and Digital Forensics" (PDF). Int J Semiot Law. 34. doi:10.1007/s11196-020-09766-x. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Integrated Authority File". wikidata. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Johann Christoph Andreas (1788). Anatomische Kupfertafeln nebst dazu gehörigen Erklärungen [Anatomical Illustrations (etchings) with Accompanying Explanations, volume 4]. Berlin, Prussia: Georg Jacob Decker und Sohn. p. 5. From page 5: "Zweite Figur. … Obwohl niemals bey zween Menschen die Lagen der Hautwärzgen übereinkommen, … " (Second figure. … Although the positions of the skin papillae never agree between two people, … ) Available on-line at: University of Heidelberg. See also: illustrations of friction ridges.
- ^ Miller Grinstead, Charles; Paul Peterson, William; Laurie Snell, James (2010). Probability Tales. USA: American Mathematical Society. p. 192. ISBN 9780821852613. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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