Dr leo buscaglia biography wikipedia

American professor of special education, motivational speaker, author (1924–1998)

Felice Leonardo Buscaglia (March 31, 1924 – June 12, 1998), also known as "Dr.

Love", was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.^[1][2]

Life and career

Felice Leonardo Buscaglia was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 1924, into a family of Italianimmigrants.^[1] He spent his early childhood in Aosta, Italy, before going back to the United States for education.^[1] He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School.

Buscaglia served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; he did not see combat, but he saw its aftermath in his duties in the dental section of the military hospital, helping to reconstruct shattered faces.^[3] Using G.I.

Bill benefits, he entered the University of Southern California, where he earned three degrees