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Alexander Shulgin

1925 - 2014

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Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American biochemist, broad researcher of synthetic psychoactive compounds, and author of works regarding these, who independently explored the organic chemistry and pharmacology of such agents—in his mid-life and later, many through preparation in his home laboratory, and testing on himself. He is acknowledged to have introduced to broader use, in the late 1970s, the previously-synthesized compound MDMA ("ecstasy"), in research psychopharmacology and in combination with conventional therapy, the latter through presentations and academic publications, including to psychologists; and for the rediscovery, occasional discovery, and regular synthesis and personal use and distribution, of possibly hundreds of psychoactive compounds (for their psychedelic and MDMA-like empathogenic bioactivities). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Shulgin is the 353rd most popular chemist (down from 310th in 2019), the 2,981st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,144th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Alexander Shulgin ranks 353 out of 602. Before him are Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Thomas C. Südhof, Frances Arnold, William Prout, Louis E. Brus, and Sendivogius. After him are Paul Héroult, Paul Walden, Henry Eyring, Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Edward Frankland, and Lars Fredrik Nilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Alexander Shulgin ranks 137. Before him are Pierre Bérégovoy, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Eva Klein, Farley Granger, Jenő Buzánszky, and Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen. After him are Prosper Grech, Shigeko Higashikuni, Lino Lacedelli, Arnaldo Forlani, Aldo Ciccolini, and Max Morlock. Among people deceased in 2014, Alexander Shulgin ranks 118. Before him are Jimmy Ellis, Malcolm Glazer, Chespirito, Huber Matos, Tommy Ramone, and Ralph Waite. After him are Edward Herrmann, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Go Seigen, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Gloria Leonard, and Abdelmajid Lakhal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alexander Shulgin ranks 2,981 out of 20,380. Before him are William Klein (1928), Charles Rangel (1930), Randy Rhoads (1956), Brian Kobilka (1955), Martin Davis (1928), and Jane Jacobs (1916). After him are Lea Thompson (1961), Miguel Ferrer (1955), Vera Farmiga (1973), Martha Scott (1912), Karen Allen (1951), and Stormy Daniels (1979).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Alexander Shulgin ranks 72. Before him are Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), Thomas Cech (1947), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), Frances Arnold (1956), and Louis E. Brus (1943). After him are Alice Ball (1892), Albert Ghiorso (1915), Edward Calvin Kendall (1972), Isabella Karle (1921), Maclyn McCarty (1911), and Eric Betzig (1960).

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