Ivan Illich

Ivan Illich was an Austrian-American priest, philosopher, and social critic. He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1926 and died in Bremen, Germany in 2002. Illich was a critic of the modern industrial society and its institutions, including schools, hospitals, and energy companies. He argued that these institutions were often counterproductive and that they created more problems than they solved. Illich's work has been influential in the fields of education, healthcare, and environmentalism.

Here are some of his most notable works:

* Deschooling Society (1971)
* Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health (1976)
* Energy and Equity (1974)
* Tools for Conviviality (1973)

Illich was a controversial figure, but his work has had a lasting impact on our understanding of the modern world.