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Carl Djerassi
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American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright (1923–2015)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Works
- 60
Top works
- The chemistry of rosewood. Isolation and structure of anibine and 4-Methoxyparacotoin
- Die allerneueste klassische Sau
- Der Futurist und andere Geschichten
- Ossigeno
- Die Mutter der Pille
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1923-10-29 ) October 29, 1923, Vienna , Austria
- Died
- January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30) (aged 91), San Francisco, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Kenyon College (BS) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)
- Known for
- Development of contraceptive pill Djerassi Artists Residency
- Parents
- Samuel Djerassi (father) Alice Friedmann (mother)
- Fields
- Chemistry
- Institutions
- Syntex Wayne State University Stanford University
- Website
- www .djerassi .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Bulgaria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- playwright
- Educated at
- Imperial College School of Medicine
- Employer
- Stanford University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- George Rosenkranz
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Official website
- www.djerassi.com
- Image
- Carl Djerassi HD2004 at podium crop.JPG
- Residence
- Vienna
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- date of death
- 2015-01-30
- member of
- Academia Europaea
- Commons category
- Carl Djerassi
- date of birth
- 1923-10-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- name in native language
- Carl Djerassi
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Djerassi (October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015) was an Austrian-born Bulgarian-American pharmaceutical 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".
Early life
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