List of Famous people with last name Djerassi

Carl Djerassi

First Name Carl

Last Name Djerassi

Born on October 29, 1923

Died on January 30, 2015 (aged 91)

Born in Austria

Carl Djerassi was an Austrian-born Bulgarian-American chemist, novelist, playwright and co-founder of Djerassi Resident Artists Program with Diane Wood Middlebrook. He is best known for his contribution to the development of oral contraceptive pills, nicknamed the father of the pill.

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