Harold Cummins M.D. (1893-1976) is considered to be the father of Dermatoglyphics. Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Dermatoglyphics (from Ancient Greek derma = "skin" Glyph = "carving" is the scientific study of Fingerprints The term was coined by [1][2][3]