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• anthropometrics — /ænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪks/ (say anthruhpuh metriks) noun the science of anthropometry …  

• Human scale — means of a scale comparable to a human being .A number of characteristic physical quantities can be associated with the human body, the human mind, and the preservation of human life.* Distance: one to two metres (human arm s reach, stride,… …   Wikipedia

• Alphonse Bertillon — Infobox Person name = Alphonse Bertillon image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1853|4|23|mf=y birth place = Paris, France death date = death date and age|1914|2|13|1853|4|23|mf=y death place = Münsterlingen, Switzerland occupation …   Wikipedia

• Chronology — 50,000 BCE The first prehistoric human, Cro Magnon man, learned to survive in cold climates by fashioning clothing out of animal skins, tree bark, and foliage. Paleolithic cave paintings such as those found in Lascaux, France, indicate that early …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

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• Race (classification of human beings) — The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing humans into populations or groups on the basis of various sets of characteristics. [http://www.physanth.org/positions/race.html AAPA Statement on Biological Aspects of… …   Wikipedia

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• Racial policy of Nazi Germany — Eva Justin of the Racial Hygiene and Demographic Biology Research Unit measuring the skull of a Romani woman. The racial policy of Nazi Germany was a set of policies and laws implemented by Nazi Germany, asserting the superiority of the Aryan …   Wikipedia

• Eugène François Vidocq — (July 23, 1775 ndash; May 11, 1857) was a French criminal who later became the first director of Sûreté Nationale and one of the first modern private investigators. Vidocq was Victor Hugo s inspiration for both reformed criminal Jean Valjean and… …   Wikipedia

• Anthropometry — Illustration from The Speaking Portrait (Pearson s Magazine, Vol XI, January to June 1901) demonstrating the principles of Bertillon s anthropometry. Anthropometry (Greek anthropos (άνθρωπος man ) and metron (μέτρον measure ) therefore… …   Wikipedia