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Carl Djerassi (Bulgarian-American chemist, novelist and playwright)

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Djerassi, Carl
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Date of birth
1923-10-29
Place of birth
Wien
Date of death
2015-01-30
Place of death
San Francisco

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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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