1907 - 1982
Hans Selye was a Canadian endocrinologist born on January 26, 1907, in Vienna, Austria. He is best known for his pioneering research in stress and its physiological effects on the human body, coining the term "stress" in a biological context and developing the General Adaptation Syndrome model. Selye's work laid the foundation for understanding stress-related disorders and significantly influenced the fields of psychology and medicine.