Timothy Leary Biography
Born October 22, 1920
Springfield, Massachusetts
Died May 31, 1996
Beverly Hills, California
Psychologist, philosopher, teacher,
writer, lecturer, LSD advocate
Timothy Leary, a psychologist and former Harvard University professor, was one of the most controversial figures on the American countercultural or anti-authoritarian scene during the 1960s. He led experimentation with hallucinogenic, or mind-altering, drugs. He advocated the use of such drugs as consciousness-raising tools—a way to open people's minds to new ways of viewing reality. Leary urged a new generation of Americans to "turn on, tune in, [and] drop out," in a 1966 interview in Playboy magazine.
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