Juan Vucetich

Croatian-born Argentine police official, pioneer in fingerprint classification systems
Person human Q1284975
Juan Vucetich
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Juan Vucetich

Summary

Juan Vucetich is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hvar[2]. He was born on July 20, 1858[3]. He passed away in Dolores[4]. He died on January 25, 1925[5]. He worked as a criminologist[6], police officer[7], and anthropologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Juan Vucetich was born in Hvar[2].
  • Juan Vucetich passed away in Dolores[4].
  • Juan Vucetich was born on July 20, 1858[3].
  • Juan Vucetich died on January 25, 1925[5].
  • Juan Vucetich held citizenship in Argentina[10].
  • Juan Vucetich's professions included criminologist[6].
  • Juan Vucetich worked as a police officer[7].
  • Juan Vucetich worked as an anthropologist[8].
  • Juan Vucetich's field of work was security science[11].
  • Juan Vucetich's field of work was forensic anthropology[12].
  • Juan Vucetich's field of work was anthropometry[13].
  • Juan Vucetich's field of work was dactyloscopy[14].
  • Juan Vucetich's field of work was criminology[15].
  • Juan Vucetich's field of work was police science[16].
  • Among Juan Vucetich's employers was Buenos Aires Provincial Police[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Juan Vucetich is Q116762423[18].
  • Juan Vucetich is recorded as male[19].
  • Juan Vucetich's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Juan Vucetich's Commons category is recorded as Juan Vucetich[21].
  • Juan Vucetich's family name is recorded as Vucetich[22].
  • Juan Vucetich's family name is recorded as Vučetić[23].
  • Juan Vucetich's given name is recorded as Juan[24].
  • Juan Vucetich's given name is recorded as Ivan[25].
  • Juan Vucetich's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Serbo-Croatian[26].
  • Juan Vucetich's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Juan Vucetich was born in Hvar[2]. He was born on July 20, 1858[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include criminologist[6], police officer[7], and anthropologist[8]. Fields of work include security science[11], a branch of science[28]; forensic anthropology[12], a branch of anthropology[29]; anthropometry[13], an academic discipline[30]; dactyloscopy[14]; criminology[15], a field of study[31], founded in 1900[32]; and police science[16], an academic discipline[33]. Among Juan Vucetich's employers was Buenos Aires Provincial Police[17].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Juan Vucetich is Q116762423[18].

Death and Burial

Juan Vucetich died on January 25, 1925[5]. He passed away in Dolores[4].

Why It Matters

Juan Vucetich ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Juan Vucetich born?

Juan Vucetich's place of birth was Hvar[2].

Where did Juan Vucetich die?

Juan Vucetich died in Dolores[4].

What did Juan Vucetich do for work?

Juan Vucetich worked as criminologist[6], police officer[7], and anthropologist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . infobae.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Croatian Biographical Lexicon. Retrieved . mseg.gba.gov.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Croatian Biographical Lexicon. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Juan, Ivan
    Place of birth Hvar
    Field of work
    Field of work security science, forensic anthropology, anthropometry +3
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