Franco Basaglia

Franco Basaglia (Italian: [ˈfraŋko baˈzaʎʎa]; 11 March 1924 – 29 August 1980) was an Italian psychiatrist, neurologist,: 32  professor: 123 : 183  who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer,: 213  figurehead and founder of Democratic Psychiatry: 165 : 126  architect,: 8  and principal proponent of Law 180: 70  which abolished mental hospitals in Italy. He is considered to be the most influential Italian psychiatrist of the 20th century.