Albert Hofmann Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Albert Hofmann
Date of birth:
January 10. 1906
Place of birth:
Baden, Switzerland
Astrology Sign:
Capricorn
Tags:
Biography
Political candidates...angry parents...confused school teachers...city, state and government officials...rebellious young teens...they all know Albert Hoffmann, but it isn't because he's one of the most brilliant minds ever to grace science. It's because Albert is the father of LSD.
Aside from discovering one of the most debated drugs of the 20th and 21st centuries, Albert is also one of the oldest people alive today. Coming in at age 101, it's difficult to decide just whether Albert is friend or foe after all.
Albert may have discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD by chance-and relished in them as well-but it is no secret that his discovery of LSD as well as several other hallucinogenic plants has transformed the world as we know it, into a corrupt and "magical" place. Albert seems to have taken all of the criticisms of LSD and laid them on an institution that was against an era, not his beloved drug.
Born on the 10 January 1906, in Baden, Switzerland, Albert became interested in the science and chemistry of plants and animals at a young age, eventually studying them at the University of Zurich. Albert's first notion of fame in the world of science came with doctorate research on the chemical structure of chitin, although this would not be his most important, most controversial or most well-known discovery.
At the age of 32, Albert's work with lysergic acid caused the synthesis of LSD-25 and five years later, the good doctor experienced his first journey into the realm of psychedelic wonders brought on by accidentally absorbing the fun stuff into his body through his fingertips. Albert later wrote of this day in his book "LSD, My Problem Child" and described his fascinating bike ride home, under the influence of LSD.
Albert was the first person to deliberately consume large amounts of the synthesized drug, taking in 250 micrograms in one sitting-all in the name of science, of course. He even managed to convince his colleagues to join in the fun.
In the years following this tasty and sinful discovery, Albert used his position as Director of Natural Products at the Sandoz laboratory to test other hallucinogenic products found in magical mushrooms and other related plants.
Over the past four decades, Albert has vehemently fought against the illegality of LSD, calling it "medicine for the soul" and saying that the government only outlawed the drug in the 1960s because they were morally against hippies and not because they were against hallucinogenic drugs.
During lucid times, although there were probably not many, Albert managed to author more than 100 scientific articles as well as dozens of books, including the memoirs of his lifelong LSD addiction...and the rest of his life as a formidable scientist.
So whether you are a scientist, a parent, a politician, a child, a journalist or just a curious individual, Albert's discoveries have certainly made the world a bit more interesting, which is probably why he once said, "...it has never been necessary to have...LSD. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be." Hats off Albert, to you...and to your many meaningful discoveries.
Aside from discovering one of the most debated drugs of the 20th and 21st centuries, Albert is also one of the oldest people alive today. Coming in at age 101, it's difficult to decide just whether Albert is friend or foe after all.
Albert may have discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD by chance-and relished in them as well-but it is no secret that his discovery of LSD as well as several other hallucinogenic plants has transformed the world as we know it, into a corrupt and "magical" place. Albert seems to have taken all of the criticisms of LSD and laid them on an institution that was against an era, not his beloved drug.
Born on the 10 January 1906, in Baden, Switzerland, Albert became interested in the science and chemistry of plants and animals at a young age, eventually studying them at the University of Zurich. Albert's first notion of fame in the world of science came with doctorate research on the chemical structure of chitin, although this would not be his most important, most controversial or most well-known discovery.
At the age of 32, Albert's work with lysergic acid caused the synthesis of LSD-25 and five years later, the good doctor experienced his first journey into the realm of psychedelic wonders brought on by accidentally absorbing the fun stuff into his body through his fingertips. Albert later wrote of this day in his book "LSD, My Problem Child" and described his fascinating bike ride home, under the influence of LSD.
Albert was the first person to deliberately consume large amounts of the synthesized drug, taking in 250 micrograms in one sitting-all in the name of science, of course. He even managed to convince his colleagues to join in the fun.
In the years following this tasty and sinful discovery, Albert used his position as Director of Natural Products at the Sandoz laboratory to test other hallucinogenic products found in magical mushrooms and other related plants.
Over the past four decades, Albert has vehemently fought against the illegality of LSD, calling it "medicine for the soul" and saying that the government only outlawed the drug in the 1960s because they were morally against hippies and not because they were against hallucinogenic drugs.
During lucid times, although there were probably not many, Albert managed to author more than 100 scientific articles as well as dozens of books, including the memoirs of his lifelong LSD addiction...and the rest of his life as a formidable scientist.
So whether you are a scientist, a parent, a politician, a child, a journalist or just a curious individual, Albert's discoveries have certainly made the world a bit more interesting, which is probably why he once said, "...it has never been necessary to have...LSD. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be." Hats off Albert, to you...and to your many meaningful discoveries.
