Hem Chandra Bose

Hem Chandra Bose
Born1867
Damurhuda Upazila, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Chuadanga District, Bangladesh)
DiedApril 3/1, 1949 (aged 81/82)
Calcutta, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Police officer, mathematician
Years active1889–1925
EmployerBengal Police Service
OrganizationCalcutta Anthropometric Bureau (later the Fingerprint Bureau)
Known forDevelopment of the Henry Classification System for cataloging fingerprints
RelativesAmiya Bhusan Bose (grandson)

Rai Bahadur Hem Chandra Bose (1867-1949) was an Indian police officer and mathematician at the Calcutta Anthropometric Bureau (later the Fingerprint Bureau). Supervised by Edward Henry, he and Azizul Haque developed the Henry Classification System for cataloging fingerprints.[1][2][3]

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