Background
Forest, Henry Pelouze De was born on December 29, 1864 in Fulton, New York, United States. Son of John Teller and Emeline (Stephens) D.
Forest, Henry Pelouze De was born on December 29, 1864 in Fulton, New York, United States. Son of John Teller and Emeline (Stephens) D.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Cornell, 1884, graduate course, 1886-1887, Master of Science (with distinction), 1887. Medical student Columbian University, 1887-1888. Doctor of Medicine College Physicians and Surgical (Columbia), 1890.
Began practice Brooklyn, 1890. In Mechanical Engineering Hospital, Brooklyn, 1890-1891, Vienna U. and Hospital, 1891-1892, University of Freiburg, 1892, Sloane Maternity Hospital, New York, 1892-1893, University of Paris and hospitals, 1897, Dublin and Edinburgh hospitals, 1902, Dresden and Berlin hospitals, 1907. Police departments of Christiana.
Stockholm, Helsingfors, Saint St. Petersburg, Moscow and Copenhagen, studying methods of personal identification, 1912.
Inventor Dactyloscope, 1912. Established first finger print file in the United States, 1902.
Sanitary inspector Department of Health, New York City, 1894-1902. Medical examining departments, fire and police, New York City, 1902-1903.
Police surgical, New York, 1902-1912.
Chief medical examination municipal civil service commission, 1912-1919. President medical board, Teachers’ Retirement System, City of New York, 1917-1928. Lecturer on obstetrics, Long Island College Hospital, 1893-1903.
Associate professor obstetrics, New York Post-Graduate Medical School, 1903-1921.
Captain, assistant surgeon 13th Infantry National Guard, New York, 1893-1898. Acting assistant surgical 3d Division Hospital 7th Corps, Spanish-American War, 1898-1899.
Major and surgical 13th Central America, National Guard, New York, 1899-1912. Major Medical Corps (retired).
Member New York Academy of Medicine, Brooklyn Pathology Society (president 1900-1902), United States Society Military Surgeons, Brooklyn Gynecological Society (pathologist 1898-1902), New York State Medical Society. Member Association of Alumni of the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Married Anna Catherine Gilmour (Bachelor of Arts, Smith, 1889), December 6, 1891.