Hans Selye
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| János Hugo Bruno "Hans" Selye | |
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| Born | January 26, 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | October 16, 1982, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Hungarian-Canadian |
| Education | MD and PhD in organic chemistry, German University of Prague (1929, 1931); studies at universities of Paris and Rome; Rockefeller Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | physician, endocrinologist, university teacher, psychologist and physiologist |
| Known for | Pioneer of stress research; development of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS); distinction between eustress and distress; "father of stress" |
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| Website | https://stresscanada.org (Hans Selye Foundation / Canadian Institute of Stress) |
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