Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi
	Carl Djerassi in 2004
Born	October 29, 1923; Vienna, Austria
Died	January 30, 2015 (aged 91); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality	Austrian; American; Bulgarian;
Alma mater	Kenyon College (BS); University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD);
Known for	Contraceptive pill; Djerassi Artists Residency;
Children	2
Parent(s)	Samuel Djerassi (father); Alice Friedmann (mother)
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Syntex; Wayne State University; Stanford University;
Website	www.djerassi.com

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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