"Alphonse Bertillon (French: [b\u025B\u0281tij\u0254\u0303]; 24 April 1853 \u2013 13 February 1914) was a French police officer and biometrics researcher who applied the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement creating an identification system based on physical measurements. Anthropometry was the first scientific system used by police to identify criminals. Before that time, criminals could only be identified by name or photograph."@en . "Alphonse Bertillon"@en . "1853Z"^^ . "Bertillon, Alphonse"@en . "1853-04-24Z"^^ . . "1914Z"^^ . . . "French forensic scientist" . . "1914-02-13Z"^^ . .