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Also known as Hans Hugo Selye, János Hugo Bruno

Austro-Hungarian Canadian endocrinologist

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Hans Selye (1907–1982) was a physician, endocrinologist, psychologist, and university teacher. Born in Vienna, he held citizenship in Canada, Austria, and Hungary. He worked in the fields of biochemistry, endocrinology, stress, and medicine, serving as a professor at the Université de Montréal. Selye was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He received the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award.

Selye was educated at Charles University, Johns Hopkins University, and McGill University. He spoke French, English, German, and Hungarian, with German and Hungarian as his native languages. His work locations included Austria–Hungary. He died in Montreal.

Among his works are *The Story of the Adaptation Syndrome*, *Stress Without Distress*, and *Thrombohemorrhagic phenomena*. He is also associated with the *Wolfgang Luthe Introductory Workshop*.

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Works
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Top works

  • Wolfgang Luthe Introductory Workshop
  • THE STORY OF THE ADAPTATION SYNDROME
  • Thrombohemorrhagic phenomena
  • The Physiology and Pathology of Exposure to Stress. A treatise based on the concepts of the General-Adaptaton-Syndrome and the Diseases of Adaptation
  • Stress Without Distress

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1957-09-12
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Key facts

Born
( 1907-01-26 ) January 26, 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died
October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16) (aged 75), Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Other name
Selye János (Hungarian)

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human
Given name
Hugo
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Montreal
Occupation
physiologist
Position held
professor
Languages spoken
Hungarian
Native language
Hungarian
Field of work
medicine
Image
Portrait Hans Selye.jpg
Work location
Austria–Hungary
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date of birth
1907-01-26
date of death
1982-10-16
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Hans Selye
name in native language
Selye János
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Hans Selye
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Encyclopedic overview

János Hugo Bruno "Hans" Selye (/ˈsɛljeɪ/; Hungarian: Selye János Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɛjɛ]; January 26, 1907 – October 16, 1982) was a Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist who conducted important scientific work on the hypothetical non-specific response of an organism to stressors. Although he did not recognize all of the many aspects of glucocorticoids, Selye was aware of their role in the stress response.

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