Valentina Pavlovna Wasson

Valentina Pavlovna Wasson
Valentina Pavlovna Wasson with R. Gordon Wasson
Born1901
DiedDecember 31, 1958 (Age 57)
CitizenshipAmerican
Scientific career
FieldsPediatrician
Ethnomycologist

Valentina Pavlovna (Guercken) Wasson (1901–1958) was a Russian-American pediatrician, ethnomycologist and author. She was involved in the introduction of psychoactive mushrooms to a wide audience in the United States.

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