Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi was born on October 29, 1923. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi (October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015) 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".