Alexander T. Shulgin

Alexander Theodore Shulgin was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing MDMA to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use and for the discovery, synthesis and personal bioassay of over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential.

American medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author (1925–2014)

Born	17 June 1925
Died	2 June 2014

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Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story

by Ann Shulgin and Alexander T. Shulgin First published in 1991 — 2 editions

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Controlled substances: a chemical and legal guide to the federal drug laws

by Alexander T. Shulgin First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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Commemorative Edition of Pihkal and Tihkal

by Alexander T. Shulgin and Ann Shulgin First published in 2018 — 2 editions

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TiHKAL: The Continuation

by Alexander T. Shulgin and Ann Shulgin First published in 1997 — 2 editions

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Tihkal: The Continuation

by Alexander T. Shulgin First published in 1997 — 1 edition

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The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact

by Alexander T. Shulgin First published in 2021 — 1 edition

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Tihkal: La continuación

by Alexander T. Shulgin First published in 2015 — 1 edition

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Tihkal: La continuación

by Alexander T. Shulgin First published in 2015 — 1 edition

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Nature of Drugs Volume 2

by Alexander T. Shulgin, Donna Torres, Amanda Müller, Stacy Simone, and Keeper Trout First published in 2023 — 1 edition

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The Simple Plant Isoquinolines

by Alexander T. Shulgin and Wendy E. Perry First published in 2002 — 1 edition

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The Shulgin Index, Vol. 1: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds

by Alexander T. Shulgin, Tania Manning, and Paul F. Daley First published in 2011 — 1 edition

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PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story

by Alexander T. Shulgin and Ann Shulgin First published in 1998 — 1 edition

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Concerning the pharmacology of nutmeg

by Alexander T. Shulgin First published in 1963 — 1 edition

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American medicinal chemist, biochemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author (1925–2014)

Born	17 June 1925
Died	2 June 2014

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OLID: OL599646A
GoodReads: 158496
ISNI: 0000000066792435
IMDb: nm7348073
Library of Congress Names: no92006488
VIAF: 92081971
Wikidata: Q506336
Inventaire.io: wd:Q506336

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Sasha Shulgin
Alexander Shulgin

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Alexander T. Shulgin