Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi was a Viennese-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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Who was born first?

• Carl Djerassi and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek were born the same year
• Carl Djerassi and George Mostow were born the same year
• Carl Djerassi and Freeman Dyson were born the same year
• Carl Djerassi and Harish-Chandra were born the same year
• Carl Djerassi and René Thom were born the same year

Timeline

1. Carl Djerassi (this page)October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015
2. Daniel Carleton GajdusekSeptember 9, 1923 – December 12, 2008
3. Freeman DysonDecember 15, 1923 – February 28, 2020
4. George MostowJuly 4, 1923 – April 4, 2017
5. Harish-ChandraOctober 11, 1923 – October 16, 1983
6. René ThomSeptember 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002

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