Historical Figure
Albert Hofmann
1906–2008
Swiss chemist (1906–2008)
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Birth
1906 January 11, 1906 →Biography
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. Hofmann discovered the structure of chitin in 1929. He authored more than 100 scientific articles and numerous books, including LSD: Mein Sorgenkind. In 2007, he shared first place with Tim Berners-Lee on a list of the 100 greatest living geniuses published by The Daily Telegraph.
Timeline
Das nationale Satireblatt Kladderadatsch von Heinrich Albert Hofmann und David Kalisch erscheint in Berlin erstmals. Die Auflage von 4000 Stück ist noch am gleichen Tag vergriffen.
May 7 →LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
November 16 →Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
April 16 →Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16, an event commonly known and celebrated as Bicycle Day.
April 19 →''Bicycle Day'' - Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann deliberately takes LSD for the first time.
April 19 →More from the Early 20th Century
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