Ugo Cerletti
Italian neurologist
Ugo Cerletti was an Italian neurologist who discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy used in psychiatry. Electroconvulsive therapy is a therapy in which electric current is used to provoke a seizure for a short duration. Wikipedia
Born: September 26, 1877, Conegliano, Italy
Died: July 25, 1963 (age 85 years), Rome, Italy
Parents: Giovanni Battista Cerletti