Albert Hofmann

Dr. Albert Hofmann (born January 11, 1906) is a prominent Swiss scientist and best known as the "father" of LSD. He was born in Baden, Switzerland, and studied chemistry at the University of Zurich. His main interest was the chemistry of plants and animals, and he later conducted important research regarding the chemical structure of the common animal substance chitin, for which he received his doctorate. Hofmann joined the pharmaceutical-chemical department of Sandoz Laboratories, Basel (now Novartis), studying the medicinal plants squill and ergot as part of a program to purify and synthesize active constituents for use as pharmaceuticals.

External links

• Albert Hofmann Foundation
• Flashback (Albert Hofmann: LSD - My problem Child. – full online text)
• Zauberpilz (Albert Hofmann: LSD, My Problem Child. – another online source)
• Stain Blue press ("Albert Hofmann Profile")
• SwissInfo ("Colourful moments with the man who invented LSD" – January 11, 2001)
• MAPS ("Stanislav Grof interviews Dr. Albert Hofmann" – 1984)
• psychedelic.ch ("Drogen und Drogen" – video-interview in German)
• The Albert Hofmann Collection ("LSD and Psilocybin-related Papers")
• http://www.nfb.ca/hofmann National Film Board of Canada documentary "Hofmann's Potion: The Early Years of LSD"