Albert Hofmann dead at 102

Albert Hofmann, who discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD, has died last Tuesday. He was 102.

Hofmann reportedly died of a heart failure at his hometown Basel, Switzerland.
Hofmann worked his whole life for the recognition of LSD as a medicine. He welcomed a decision by Swiss authorities last December to allow LSD to be used in a psychotherapy research project.

The Swiss chemist discovered lysergic acid diethylamide-25 in 1938 while studying the medicinal uses of ergot fungi at the Sandoz pharmaceuticals firm in Basel. He became the first person in the world that tripped on LSD when a tiny amount was absorbed by his fingertips on April 16, 1943. For several decades, Hofmann took the drug occasionally — out of scientific interest.

In a celebration of his 100th birthday at the World Psychedelic Forum in 2006, Hofmann told the crowd, which included 2,000 researchers, scientists, artists and historians, that "LSD wanted to tell me something. It gave me an inner joy, an open mindedness, gratefulness, open eyes and an internal sensitivity for the miracles of creation." Yet he does not deny the problematic consequences that its consumption as a “pleasure drug” could have for people. He wrote about this in his 1979 book: "LSD - my problem child."

Hofmann was also the first scientist to synthesize psilocybin, the active ingredient in psilocybin mushrooms, in 1958.

Sources:
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Comments

Deydrihm - 2008-05-02 18:30:38

die vielen Trips am 30. werden allesamt seinem Gedenken gewidmet sein =)

Eques - 2008-05-02 13:08:41

RIP - du wirst nich vergessen

zodd01 - 2008-05-02 18:47:07

What a pity!
I haven't had the pleasure to meet him.
Goodbye Mr. Hofmann!
Thank you for all!

Zozis - 2008-05-03 16:23:31

Keep riding that mental bike,Mr.Hofmann...

boom - 2008-05-03 19:16:27

RIP - We need more people like him

casual-x - 2008-05-04 01:40:23

RIP and may god bless you dear albert hofmann.
It was a gift of heaven that you was here on earth and you was the one who brought it us, a little bit of light in our dark world and it helped many many people wit it.
we will not forget you!

Twisted-V & Viro - 2008-05-05 20:03:34

Hofmann will back soon with LSD-25-V(!) Miracle Machine, recreated by almighty MF.. understand these simple words, just wait and see you soon in wonderland.. HO! time program of creation is almost completed.. love reigns are unavoidable.

Cr_sty - 2008-05-06 11:35:38

Rip -- god bells you wonder drug.

Stiv° - 2008-05-06 15:58:43

Jo ALI mach mal party da unten im Sarg ^^
muss unbeding nach ammsterdam pilze kaufen wird ja bald verboten , auf jeden fall

easyrider - 2008-05-06 17:57:21

thanks to you albert! RIP

Tom acidddddd - 2008-05-08 18:36:33

Thanks mr Hofmann
R I P

brain - 2008-05-09 00:38:56

Damn fine chemist

AMPLEXDNB - 2008-05-11 08:47:21

DUDE, REST IN PEACE!!! THANKS FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE WORLD, YOU HAVE REALY OPENED OUR EYES!!!! YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

jIM

FMA-FPA - 2008-05-11 20:58:29

May the afterlife be even more rewarding for you,
bounteous love and peace on your new journey.

Planoman - 2008-05-13 20:23:20

R.I.P, mr.Hofmann!

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