Carl Djerassi

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.

Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi in 2013
Born	(1923-10-29)October 29, 1923 Vienna, Austria
Died	January 30, 2015(2015-01-30) (aged 91) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality	Austrian, Bulgarian
Citizenship	United States
Known for	synthesis of norethisterone, the first orally highly active progestin used in one of the first three oral contraceptive pills
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry

He was elected a foreign member of the Academia Europaea in 2003.^[1]

Djerassi died on January 30, 2015 from problems caused by liver and bone cancer in San Francisco, California at the age of 91.^[2][3]