Albert Hofmann
E1020534
Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist best known for discovering the psychedelic properties of LSD and pioneering research into its effects on the human mind.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Hofmann canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13079677 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert Hofmann Context triple: [LSD, wasFirstSynthesizedBy, Albert Hofmann]
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A.
Tadeus Reichstein
Tadeus Reichstein was a Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the synthesis of vitamin C and adrenal cortex hormones.
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B.
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi was an Austrian-American chemist best known for his pioneering role in the development of the first oral contraceptive pill.
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C.
Walter Ehrlich
Walter Ehrlich is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Ehrlich.
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D.
Hugo Ehrlich
Hugo Ehrlich was a Croatian architect known for his significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in Zagreb.
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E.
Raphael Mechoulam
Raphael Mechoulam was an Israeli organic chemist renowned as a pioneer of cannabis research, particularly for elucidating the chemistry and pharmacology of cannabinoids.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Albert Hofmann Target entity description: Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist best known for discovering the psychedelic properties of LSD and pioneering research into its effects on the human mind.
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A.
Tadeus Reichstein
Tadeus Reichstein was a Polish-Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the synthesis of vitamin C and adrenal cortex hormones.
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B.
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi was an Austrian-American chemist best known for his pioneering role in the development of the first oral contraceptive pill.
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C.
Walter Ehrlich
Walter Ehrlich is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Ehrlich.
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D.
Hugo Ehrlich
Hugo Ehrlich was a Croatian architect known for his significant contributions to early 20th-century architecture in Zagreb.
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E.
Raphael Mechoulam
Raphael Mechoulam was an Israeli organic chemist renowned as a pioneer of cannabis research, particularly for elucidating the chemistry and pharmacology of cannabinoids.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss person
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in chemistry ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Insight/Outlook
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LSD: My Problem Child ⓘ The Road to Eleusis (co-author) ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary doctorate from ETH Zurich
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Honorary doctorate from University of Bern ⓘ |
| believed | LSD could be a tool for psychiatry and spirituality ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-01-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-04-29 ⓘ |
| discovered |
LSD
ⓘ
psychedelic effects of LSD ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Paul Karrer ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Zürich
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linked to:
University of Zurich
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| employer |
Sandoz Laboratories
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linked to:
Sandoz
|
| familyName | Hofmann ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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pharmacology ⓘ psychedelic research ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert ⓘ |
| influenced |
counterculture of the 1960s
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psychedelic therapy movement ⓘ |
| isolated |
psilocin
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psilocybin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovering psychedelic properties of LSD
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research on hallucinogenic substances ⓘ self-experimentation with LSD ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| lifespan | 1906-2008 ⓘ |
| livedIn | Burg im Leimental, Switzerland ⓘ |
| memberOf | Swiss Chemical Society ⓘ |
| nickname | father of LSD ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first intentional LSD self-experiment on 1943-04-19 ⓘ |
| notableWork | discovery of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Baden, Aargau, Switzerland
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linked to:
Baden, Switzerland
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| placeOfDeath | Burg im Leimental, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland ⓘ |
| religionOrWorldview | mystical Christian-influenced worldview ⓘ |
| spouse | Anita Hofmann ⓘ |
| studied |
ergot alkaloids
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psilocybin-containing mushrooms ⓘ |
| viewOnLSD | advocated careful, supervised use of LSD ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Basel, Switzerland
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linked to:
Basel-Stadt
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