Albert Hofmann
1906 - 2008
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Biography
Albert Hofmann (1906-2008) was a Swiss scientist known for discovering the hallucinogenic properties of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). He synthesized LSD in 1938 while researching ergot alkaloids at Sandoz Laboratories. Hofmann accidentally ingested LSD in 1943, experiencing the first acid trip in history. His subsequent research on LSD and other psychoactive substances contributed to the development of the field of psychedelic therapy and consciousness studies.
Famous Quotes (5)
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I share the belief of many of my contemporaries that the spiritual crisis pervading all spheres of Western industrial society can be remedied only by a change in our world view.
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LSD wanted to tell me something. It gave me an inner joy, an open-mindedness, a gratefulness, open eyes and an internal sensitivity for the miracles of creation.
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The more I study science, the more I believe in the power of the mysterious.
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We always have held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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When I had to get back on my bicycle to return from my laboratory, the world had changed. It had become a magic garden.