Talk:Carl Djerassi

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[edit] Enemies list

There is no indication here as to what his political involvements were that would have placed him on Nixon's enemies list. - Jmabel | Talk 19:51, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Problematic article

This article has become increasingly problematic. There is a shortage of inline citation, and some serious problems in tone: "He makes these things possible for new generations of artists. Perhaps it beats sitting in Christie's and waving a paddle at the auctioneer, and spending his considerable fortune to buy a few more 'lots' at record prices." "Millions of mothers have not named babies after him. He has learned to live with it."

I think this needs a thorough going over by someone who knows the topic. - Jmabel | Talk 19:50, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Austrian Passport

An Austrian passport can hardly be seen as an "award" or an "honor". Djerassi's citizenship was converted from Austrian to German after Austria ceased to exist in 1938. He lost his citizenship in 1941 when the Third Reich renounced the citizenship of all Jews living abroad. (Which also meant that they could not own property in the Reich.) (The law was retracted after the war.) In this light especially, I don't think it can be seen as an honor if Djerassi's citizenship was reestablished much later. 129.27.237.78 (talk) 11:40, 19 April 2008 (UTC)