Nicolae Minovici | |
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Born | Râmnicu Sărat, România | 23 October 1868
Died | 26 June 1941 Bucharest, Romania | (aged 72)
Education | Saint Sava National College |
Alma mater | Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
Known for | Research in forensic science, criminology |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Les tatouages en Roumanie (1898) |
Nicolae S. Minovici (23 October 1868 – 26 June 1941) was a Romanian forensic scientist and criminologist who served as head of his country's anthropometric service.[1][2] He is known for his studies investigating connections between tattooing and criminal behaviour,[2] as well as his research on hanging and its physiological effects on the human body.[3][4]
He was the founder of the Legal Medicine Association of Romania and the publisher of the Romanian journal of Legal Medicine.[5] He also served as mayor of Băneasa.[1]
wrote the Romanian Nicolas Minovici, who hanged himself twelve times for the sake of scientific progress.