Dactyloscopists versus papiloscopist: Technical and personal disputes about newborn identification in Chile, 1928-1956

The purpose of this article is to examine the tensions and conflicts in the Chilean Identification Bureau around the identification of newborns. This conflict had two sides: the dactyloscopists and the papiloscopists; the former were defenders of dactyloscopy, originated in La Plata, Argentina, and...

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Main Author: Palacios Laval, Cristián Enrique
Format: Online
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano 2022
Online Access:https://revistas.academia.cl/index.php/tiempohistorico/article/view/2164