Associations to the word «Bertillon»

Wiktionary

BERTILLON SYSTEM, proper noun. (historical) A system for identifying people by a physical description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of markings, deformities, skin colour, impression of thumb lines, etc.

Dictionary definition

BERTILLON, noun. French criminologist (1853-1914).

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche