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Harry Pelouze DeForest

(28 Dec) 1864 - 1948 (13 Jun)




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Undergraduate student, Class of 1884


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Harry P. DeForest, aka Henry P. DeForest, was an American physician and police surgeon who developed and implemented the first use of fingerprint identification in the United States. While an undergraduate at Cornell University, he made many plant collections (deposited at Cornell University (BH)).

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Spouse Obituary - NYTimes Bio - todayinsci.com Gravesite - findagrave.com

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1884. De Forest, Harry Pelouze. Jesuit Missions in Canada. (): .Google Scholar