The Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843–1930) is best remembered for his role in the history of fingerprinting. His strong religious faith had first led him to missionary work in India and then, from 1874, in Japan. He worked there as a surgeon in the mission hospital at Tsukiji, near Tokyo, where he...

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1. Verfasser:	Faulds, Henry 1843-1930 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Travel and exploration in Asia
Schlagworte:	Faulds, Henry / 1843-1930 Alltag, Brauchtum Visitors, Foreign / Japan Japan / Description and travel Japan / Social life and customs / 1868-1912
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	The Scottish doctor Henry Faulds (1843–1930) is best remembered for his role in the history of fingerprinting. His strong religious faith had first led him to missionary work in India and then, from 1874, in Japan. He worked there as a surgeon in the mission hospital at Tsukiji, near Tokyo, where he also established a medical school and a school for the blind. It was his discovery of the impressions of thumbprints on ancient Japanese pottery which led to his development of a fingerprinting system and his championing of it as a forensic tool. The present work, part-travelogue, part-journal, was first published in 1885. It remains an engaging account of Japanese life, customs, geography and natural history, interwoven with discussions of topics such as education, language, and the future of the country. There are characterful line drawings throughout. Faulds' Dactylography (1912) is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection
Beschreibung:	Originally published in London by Alexander Gardner in 1885. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xii, pages 10-304)
ISBN:	9781316155813
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781316155813