Claim profile

Franco Basaglia

Italian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980)

  • Fame53.2
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia9.6K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1924–1980, aged 56Italy
ItalyItalyAcademicsAcademic
  • Wikipedia
    21 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1924–1980
    Aged 56
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist, neurologist, professor, and disability advocate 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.

Where to find them

Platforms

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
53.2
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical18.7
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources