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Carl Djerassi in 2013
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| Born | October 29, 1923 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | January 30, 2015 (aged 91) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | Austrian, Bulgarian |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Known for | synthesis of norethisterone, the first orally highly active progestin used in one of the first three oral contraceptive pills |
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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Patent of the first orally highly active progestin, which led to the development of the oral contraceptive, elected to the USA Inventors Hall of Fame.