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Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic (born 1906)

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Albert Hofmann

Swiss chemist (1906–2008)

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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April 29

Day of the year

April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 246 days remain until the end of the year.
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