The 1904 publication of Dactiloscopía Comparada, Vucetich's definitive work on fingerprint identification, and his travels to other countries, helped to spread his system throughout the world, especially in Spanish-speaking countries.

When was the dactyloscopy invented?

What scientific method irrevocably determined a match between two prints? The story of dactyloscopy, the science of fingerprint identification, dates back several centuries to ancient China, around 300 AD, when fingerprints were used as evidence in theft trials.

Who invented dactyloscopy?

Juan Vucetich Kovacevich (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwam buˈtʃetitʃ]; born Ivan Vučetić, pronounced [ǐʋan ʋǔtʃetitɕ]; July 20, 1858 – January 25, 1925) was a Croatian-Argentine anthropologist and police official who pioneered the use of dactyloscopy.