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1. Franz Joseph Gall

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   Gall's methodology relied heavily on comparative anatomy and clinical observation, particularly post-mortem examinations of individuals known for specific eccentricities or pronounced talents. He meticulously measured the crania of executed criminals, artists, and philosophers, correlating observed skull shapes with biographical details.
   A significant portion of his empirical work focused on the phenomenon of hydrocephalus. Gall argued that in cases where the skull expanded due to fluid accumulation, the resulting shape precisely mapped the overdevelopment of certai…