George Rosenkranz (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. George Rosenkranz (born as Gy rgy Rosenkranz, August 20, 1916, in Budapest) is a Mexican scientist in steroid research and a professional bridge player. He was born in Hungary, educated in Switzerland and lived in Mexico for 66 years. At Syntex corporation, he headed the research groups that synthesized a progestin used in some the first combined oral contraceptive pills and synthesized other useful steroids. He was the Chairman of the Board of the corporation until his retirement in 1996.