ABSTRACT
Henry faulds is one of those Scotsmen more famous abroad than in his own country. He stayed in Japan as a missionary doctor for twelve years at a critical time for that nation’s development. This is what the standard Japanese account of his life says:
Faulds is … known to the world today for his skill as the man who laid the foundations for fingerprinting methods which are now widely used. But beyond his fingerprint studies, we should not forget him as the man who preached harmonization between Evolution and Religion or as the man who promoted public medical care and the education of the blind. 1
