Invented Fingerprinting
Josip (Juan) Vucetic (1858-1925), a criminologist and antropologist born on
the island of Hvar, lived in Argentina. He was one of the pioneers of the
scientific dactyloscopy (identification by fingerprints) and occupied the
position of the director of the Center for Dactiloscopy in Buenos Aires. His
method of identification was in use throughout South America. The police school
in La Plata bears his name: "Escuela de policia Juan Vucetic", as well
as the Argentinian Police museum. About 250,000 Croatians live in Argentina
today.