Osmond, Humphry

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
אוסמונד, המפרי
Name (Latin)
Osmond, Humphry
Other forms of name
Osmond, H. (Humphry)
Date of birth
1917-07-01
Date of death
2004-02-06
Associated country
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Occupation
Psychiatrists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 268809510
Wikidata: Q1275370
Library of congress: n 79135575
OCoLC: oca00366927
Sources of Information
  • Hoffer, A.The chemical basis of clinical psychiatry, 1960.
  • Hoffer, A. Megavitamin therapy, 1976:t.p. (H. Osmond; M.B., M.R.C.P., F.R.C. Psych.)
  • Times (London, England), Feb. 21, 2004:p. 46 (Humphry Osmond, b. Jul. 1, 1917, d. Feb. 6, 2004)
Wikipedia description:

Humphry Fortescue Osmond (1 July 1917 – 6 February 2004) was an English psychiatrist who moved to Canada and later the United States. He is known for inventing the word psychedelic and for his research into interesting and useful applications for psychedelic drugs. Osmond also explored aspects of the psychology of social environments, in particular how they influenced welfare or recovery in mental institutions.

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