Albert Hofmann
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Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist (1906–2008) best known for synthesizing LSD, a powerful psychoactive compound that became significant in both scientific research and popular culture. His discovery fundamentally changed the study of consciousness and mental health, though it also sparked considerable social and political controversy that continues to influence discussions about drug policy today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906-01-11
- Died
- 2008-04-29
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Die gemeingefährlichen delikte nach reichsstrafgesetzbuch, nach den neuen strafgesetzentwürfen, insbesondere nach entwurf 1927. ...
- Der Verlust in 90-̊Rohrkrümmern mir gleichbleibendem Kreisquerschnitt
- Plants of the Gods
- Physics of Synchrotron Radiation, the. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics Nuclear Physics and Cosmology, Volume 20
- Kopplung zwischen Druck- und Temperaturamplituden in Wellen zweiten Schalls im flüssigen Helium
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Film & TV
Acting · Baden, Aargau, Switzerland
Known for
- Take Your Pills — Self (archive footage)2018
- Albert Hofmann - Wahrnehmungen — Self (archive footage)2011
- LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug — Self (archive footage)2009
- Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey — Self (archive footage)2008
- Hofmann's Potion: The Pioneers of LSD — Self2002
- LSD: The Beyond Within — Self
Article
Albert Hofmann (11 January 1906 – 29 April 2008) was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also isolated, named and synthesized the principal psychedelic mushroom compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Hofmann discovered the structure of chitin in 1929. He authored more than 100 scientific articles and numerous books, including LSD: Mein Sorgenkind (LSD: My Problem Child).
Early life and education