Albert Hofmann was born on 10 January 1906 in Baden, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for A Bicycle Trip (2008), Hofmann's Potion (2002) and Il Cibo degli Dei (2014). He was married to Anita Hofmann. He died on 29 April 2008 in Burg im Leimental, Kanton Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.