Hans Selye

Hans Selye
CC
Selye in the 1970s
Born(1907-01-26)January 26, 1907
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
DiedOctober 16, 1982(1982-10-16) (aged 75)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesSelye János (Hungarian)

János Hugo Bruno "Hans" Selye CC (/ˈsɛljeɪ/; Hungarian: Selye János Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɛjɛ]; January 26, 1907 – October 16, 1982) was a Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist who conducted important scientific work on the hypothetical non-specific response of an organism to stressors. Although he did not recognize all of the many aspects of glucocorticoids, Selye was aware of their role in the stress response.

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