Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist, author, and playwright (born 1923)

Carl Djerassi

American pharmaceutical chemist and writer (1923–2015)

Carl Djerassi 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…