![]() Hofmann's main interest was the chemistry of plants and animals, and he later conducted important research on the chemical structure of the common animal substance chitin, for which he received his doctorate with distinction in 1929. Owing to his father's low income, Albert's godfather paid for his education. At the age of 20, Hofmann began his chemistry degree at the University of Zürich, finishing three years later, in 1929. ![]() When his father became ill, Hofmann obtained a position as a commercial apprentice in concurrence with his studies. Albert Hofmann was born in Baden, Switzerland on 11 January 1906, the first of four children to factory toolmaker Adolf Hofmann and his wife Elisabeth ( née Schenk).
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