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Albert Hofmann

Albert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide . He authored more than 100 scientific articles and a number of books, including LSD: My Problem Child...

Timeline of Events

1938

11.16.1938

LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.

1943

4.16.1943

Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD.

4.19.1943

''Bicycle Day'' – Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann deliberately takes LSD for the first time.