Lelio Basso
Lelio Basso (born December 25, 1903 in Varazze , † December 16, 1978 in Rome ) was an Italian lawyer, publicist and left-wing socialist politician.
Basso had become a member of the Italian Socialist Party as a student at the University of Pavia and was imprisoned twice during the time of Italian fascism . Between the internments he already worked as a lawyer in Milan .
After the Second World War , Basso was one of the most important figures on the left wing of the socialist party, and in 1963 he was expelled from the party. He then played a key role in founding the Partito Socialista Italiano di Unità Proletaria (PSIUP), which existed from 1964 to 1972.
As an expert in international law, Basso has served on Russell tribunals .
Fonts (selection of German translations)
- On the theory of political conflict (translated from Italian by Christel Schenker), Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1969
- Rosa Luxemburg's Dialectic of Revolution (from the Italian by Karin Monte), Frankfurt am Main: Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 1969
- Formation of society and form of government (with an afterword by Oskar Negt ), Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1975, ISBN 3-518-00720-3 .
Web links
- Lelio Basso- Foundation , with biographical sketch (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Basso, Lelio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian lawyer, publicist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Varazze |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1978 |
| Place of death | Rome |