Franco Basaglia
(1924-1980)
Italian psychiatrist
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Franco Basaglia (11 March 1924 – 29 August 1980) was an Italian psychiatrist, neurologist, professor who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, figurehead and founder of Democratic Psychiatry architect, and principal proponent of Law 180 which abolished mental hospitals in Italy. He is considered to be the most influential Italian psychiatrist of the 20th century.
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11 March 1924 San Polo, Venice, Italy
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29 August 1980 (aged 56) San Polo, Venice, Italy
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