Juan Vucetich

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Juan Vucetich
Born	Ivan Vučetić (1858-07-20)20 July 1858 Hvar, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austrian Empire (now Hvar, Croatia)
Died	25 January 1925(1925-01-25) (aged 66) Dolores, Argentina
Resting place	La Plata Cemetery
Known for	Contribution to fingerprinting

Juan Vucetich Kovacevich (born Ivan Vučetić; 20 July 1858 – 25 January 1925) was an Argentine - Croatian anthropologist and police official who pioneered the use of dactyloscopy (fingerprint identification).