1788 J.C.A MAYER
A German doctor and anatomist who published a book in 1788 which was largely overlooked. His book included detailed drawings of patterns and friction skin. He wrote:
“Although the arrangement of skin ridges is never duplicated in two persons, nevertheless the similarities are closer among some individuals. In others the differences are marked, yet in spite of their peculiarities of arrangement, all have a certain likeness.”
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