Juan Vucetich

Juan Vucetich
Born
Ivan Vučetić

(1858-07-20)20 July 1858
Hvar, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austrian Empire
(now Hvar, Croatia)
Died25 January 1925(1925-01-25) (aged 66)
Dolores, Argentina
Resting placeLa Plata Cemetery
Known forContribution to fingerprinting

Juan Vucetich Kovacevich (born Ivan Vučetić; 20 July 1858 – 25 January 1925) was an Argentine - Croatian anthropologist and police official who pioneered the use of dactyloscopy (fingerprint identification).

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