Alexander Shulgin

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Citizenship United States Spouse Ann Shulgin (m. 1981) Role Chemist		Name Alexander Shulgin

Born Alexander Theodore ShulginJune 17, 1925Berkeley, California, USA ( 1925-06-17 ) Institutions MAPSDow ChemicalSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco General HospitalBio-Rad LaboratoriesCognitive Liberty/Ethics CentreUnited States Navy Alma mater Harvard UniversityUniversity of California at BerkeleyUniversity of California, San Francisco Known for Rediscovering MDMA2C FamilyDOx FamilyPIHKALTIHKALShulgin Rating ScaleShulgin Research InstituteVarious phenethylamines and tryptamines Spouses Nina Shulgin (deceased)Ann Shulgin Died June 2, 2014, Lafayette, California, United States Education Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley Fields Chemistry, Psychology, Philosophy of mind, Biology Books PiHKAL, TiHKAL, The Shulgin Index: Ps, The Simple Plant Isoquinolines, Controlled Substances: A Chemic Similar People Ann Shulgin, Nicholas Saunders, Etienne Sauret
Notable awards DEA Awards (numerous)

Alexander shulgin the creator of mdma ecstasy hd

Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing MDMA (ecstasy) to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use and for the discovery,