Humphry Osmond

Humphry Osmond
Born(1917-07-01)1 July 1917
Surrey, England
Died6 February 2004(2004-02-06) (aged 86)
EducationKing's College London
Known forPsychedelic therapy, Socio-architecture theory
SpouseJane Roffey Osmond (1924–2009)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry and psychology
InstitutionsSt George's Hospital
Weyburn Mental Hospital
New Jersey Psychiatric Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham

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.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search