Bertillon

[ bur-tl-on; French ber-tee-yawn ]

/ ˈbɜr tlˌɒn; French bɛr tiˈyɔ̃ /

Al·phonse

[al-fons, -fonz; French al-fawns] /ˈæl fɒns, -fɒnz; French alˈfɔ̃s/,1853–1914, French anthropologist: devised Bertillon system.

Example sentences from the Web for bertillon

No two individuals have been found in whom all the Bertillon measurements agree.

Disease and Its Causes |William Thomas Councilman
Then Bertillon arrives on the scene, and it seems he has obtained very distinct imprints of finger marks.

Messengers of Evil |Pierre Souvestre
The questioning of the prisoners while in the Bertillon room, related to the disposition made of Pearl Bryan's clothes.

The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan |Unknown
"You simply haven't got her Bertillon measurements, Simp.," he was forced to admit, after an hour of fruitless thinking.

The False Gods |George Horace Lorimer

The professional thief is the 'mugged grafter'; his photograph and Bertillon measurements are known and recorded.

Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World |Clifton R. Wooldridge