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R. D. Laing

Ronald David Laing (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989), usually cited as R. D. Laing, was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness, particularly psychosis and schizophrenia. Politically, Laing was regarded as a thinker of the New Left. He has been theatrically portrayed by Mike Maran, Alan Cox, Billy Mack, and David Tennant in the…

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Born
Ronald David Laing (1927-10-07)7 October 1927 Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland
Children
10
Died
23 August 1989(1989-08-23) (aged 61) Saint-Tropez, France
Fields
Psychiatry

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R. D. Laing → 23 August 1989(1989-08-23) (aged 61) Saint-Tropez, France
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