Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi (October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015) was a Bulgarian-Austrian-American chemist, novelist, and playwright. He was best known for his work to dev…

Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi in 2013
Born(1923-10-29)October 29, 1923
DiedJanuary 30, 2015(2015-01-30) (aged 91)
NationalityAustrian, Bulgarian
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forsynthesis of norethisterone, the first orally highly active progestin used in one of the first three oral contraceptive pills
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry

Carl Djerassi (October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015) was a Bulgarian-Austrian-American chemist, novelist, and playwright. He was best known for his work to develop a oral contraceptive pills and the use of physical methods in organic chemistry.

He was elected a foreign member of the Academia Europaea in 2003.[1]

Djerassi died on January 30, 2015 from problems caused by liver and bone cancer in San Francisco, California at the age of 91.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Carl Djerassi". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Robert D. McFadden (January 31, 2015). "Carl Djerassi, 91, a Creator of the Birth Control Pill, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2015. Carl Djerassi, an eminent chemist who 63 years ago synthesized a hormone that changed the world by creating the key ingredient for the oral contraceptive known as 'the pill,' died at his home in San Francisco on Friday. He was 91. His son, Dale, said the cause was complications of liver and bone cancer....
  3. ↑ "Carl Djerassi, Who Helped Discover Birth Control Pill, Dies at 91". forward.com. January 31, 2015.

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