Carl Djerassi
Contraceptive pill inventor
Died when: 91 years 93 days (1095 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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".
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