Albert Hofmann

Albert Hofmann 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.

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Who was born first?

• Albert Hofmann and Olga Taussky-Todd were born the same year
• Albert Hofmann and Grace Hopper were born the same year
• Albert Hofmann and Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen were born the same year
• Albert Hofmann and Hans Bethe were born the same year
• Albert Hofmann and Shinichiro Tomonaga were born the same year

Timeline

1. Albert Hofmann (this page)January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008
2. Grace HopperDecember 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992
3. Hans BetheJuly 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005
4. Nicholas Georgescu-RoegenFebruary 4, 1906 – October 30, 1994
5. Olga Taussky-ToddAugust 30, 1906 – October 7, 1995
6. Shinichiro TomonagaMarch 31, 1906 – July 8, 1979

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