The Priestley Medal was awarded to Carl Djerassi

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On Jun. 3, 1991, the American Chemical Society announced that Carl Djerassi had been named the recipient of the 1992 Priestley Medal ‘for his numerous contributions to chemistry’.

Djerassi, who was a chemistry professor at Stanford University, retired as an active research chemist to pursue numerous other interests before the award was made.

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Source: American Chemical Society
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