Hans Selye

Hans Selye CC
Selye in the 1970s
Born	(1907-01-26)January 26, 1907 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	October 16, 1982(1982-10-16) (aged 75) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other names	Selye János (Hungarian)

János Hugo Bruno "Hans" Selye CC (/ˈsɛljeɪ/^{[dubious – discuss]}; Hungarian: Selye János Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɛjɛ]; January 26, 1907 – October 16, 1982) was a pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist who conducted important scientific work on the hypothetical non-specific response of an organism to stressors. Although he did not recognize all of the many aspects of glucocorticoids, Selye was aware of their role in the stress response.