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 develop a oral contraceptive pills and the use of physical methods in organic chemistry.
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.jpg) Carl Djerassi in 2013 | |
| Born | October 29, 1923 |
| Died | January 30, 2015 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Austrian, Bulgarian |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | synthesis of norethisterone, the first orally highly active progestin used in one of the first three oral contraceptive pills |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | 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]
Carl Djerassi Media
Patent of the first orally highly active progestin, which led to the development of the oral contraceptive, elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame
References
- ↑ Carl DjerassiAcademia Europaea.
- ↑ Robert D. McFadden (January 31, 2015). Carl Djerassi, 91, a Creator of the Birth Control Pill, Dies. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/us/carl-djerassi-dies-at-91-forever-altered-reproductive-practices-as-a-creator-of-the-pill.html. 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....".
- ↑ Carl Djerassi, Who Helped Discover Birth Control Pill, Dies at 91. forward.com. January 31, 2015. http://forward.com/articles/213863/carl-djerassi-who-helped-discover-birth-control-pi/?.
Other websites
Media related to Carl Djerassi at Wikimedia Commons
- Personal website
- Carl Djerassi tells his life story at Web of Stories
- Djerassi Resident Artists Program
- Djerassi’s autograph from The Chemical Record
- Bob Weintraub, Israel Chemical Society. Pincus, Djerassi, and Oral Contraceptives
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