ANTHROPOLOGISTS from Italy

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Italian Anthropologists of all time. This list of famous Italian Anthropologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Mary Douglas (1921 - 2007)

With an HPI of 57.82, Mary Douglas is the most famous Italian Anthropologist.  Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages on wikipedia.

Dame Mary Douglas, (25 March 1921 – 16 May 2007) was a British anthropologist, known for her writings on human culture, symbolism and risk, whose area of speciality was social anthropology. Douglas was considered a follower of Émile Durkheim and a proponent of structuralist analysis, with a strong interest in comparative religion.

2. Franco Basaglia (1924 - 1980)

With an HPI of 54.34, Franco Basaglia is the 2nd most famous Italian Anthropologist.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Franco Basaglia (Italian: [ˈfraŋko baˈzaʎʎa]; 11 March 1924 – 29 August 1980) was an Italian psychiatrist, neurologist,: 32  and 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.

3. Paolo Mantegazza (1831 - 1910)

With an HPI of 53.06, Paolo Mantegazza is the 3rd most famous Italian Anthropologist.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Paolo Mantegazza (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo manteˈɡattsa]; 31 October 1831 – 28 August 1910) was an Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist, known for his experimental investigation of coca leaves and its effects on the human psyche. He was also an author of fiction.