Albert Hofmann
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a Swiss chemist known best for being the first known person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
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Born
11 January 1906 Baden, Switzerland
Died
29 April 2008 (aged 102) Burg im Leimental, Switzerland
Known for
Discovery of LSD-25 . Isolating, naming and synthesizing psilocybin and psilocin, as well as synthesizing various analogs thereof.
Alma mater
University of Zürich ( PhD )
Occupation
Chemist author
Awards
Scheele Award
Spouse(s)
Anita Hofmann (died 2007)
adultbasic
Switzerland
Children
4
Employer
Sandoz
era
1800+
Relatives
Gustav Guanella (brother-in-law)