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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 18 April 1911
- Died
- 16 June 1975
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Hans im Glück
- Felix Hoffmann
- Das hohe Lied
- Wasserrettungsdienst an der Ostseeküste
- Weihnachten
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 10
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Article
Felix Hoffmann (21 January 1868 – 8 February 1946) was a German chemist notable for re-synthesising diamorphine (independently of C. R. Alder Wright who synthesized it 23 years earlier), which was popularized under the Bayer trade name of "heroin". He is also credited with synthesizing aspirin, though whether he did this under his own initiative or under the instruction of Arthur Eichengrün is contested.
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