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First Jewish Recipient of the Wolf Prize in Chemistry

Détenteur du record

Carl DjerassiPersonne

Valeur du record

11 April 1978

Pays représenté: États-UnisLieu de l’accomplissement: États-UnisDate de l’accomplissement: 11 avril 1978Record actuel

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Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi, inaugural 1978 Wolf Prize in Chemistry laureate.Science History Institute / Wikimedia CommonsSourceCC BY-SA 3.0

Définition officielle du record

The earliest official Wolf Prize in Chemistry award year in which a person satisfying JWR Jewish Eligibility at Achievement was personally named a laureate.

Méthodologie de mesure

Official Wolf Foundation inaugural-award chronology combined with contemporary reporting of the first Wolf Prize presentation ceremony, Jewish Eligibility at Achievement review, and same-award-year counter-candidate screening.

Point de mesure: Formal presentation of the inaugural Wolf Prize in Chemistry at the Knesset in Jerusalem.

L’histoire du record

Carl Djerassi received the inaugural Wolf Prize in Chemistry at the Knesset in Jerusalem on 11 April 1978. The Wolf Foundation recognized his work in bioorganic chemistry, the application of new spectroscopic techniques, and his support of international scientific cooperation. Djerassi had already transformed steroid chemistry and was widely known for work leading to the first oral contraceptive. Because the Wolf Prize in Chemistry began in 1978 and Djerassi was its sole chemistry laureate that year, he is the first recipient in the category and, with his Jewish identity independently documented, the first Jewish recipient. JWR uses the exact presentation date as the Record Value and keeps the broader award-year context in the evidence and story.

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Comment JWR a vérifié ce record

Date de vérification
5 octobre 2026
Norme de vérification
JWR Verification Standard 1.0

Preuve de l’accomplissement

The Wolf Foundation identifies Carl Djerassi as the sole 1978 Chemistry laureate and explicitly describes his award as the first Wolf Foundation Prize for Chemistry. Contemporary Jewish Telegraphic Agency reporting dated 12 April 1978 states that the inaugural Wolf Prizes were distributed the previous night at the Knesset, fixing the presentation date as 11 April 1978.

Preuve de supériorité

The official Wolf Prize in Chemistry chronology begins with Carl Djerassi in 1978, leaving no earlier recipient. The award was not shared, so there is no same-year co-laureate counter-candidate for the first Jewish recipient claim.

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Vérification de l’éligibilité juive

Preuve établissant que le détenteur remplit les conditions d’éligibilité juive aux fins de JWR.

  • Carl Djerassi obituary — Stanford University
  • Telling Tales Out of School — Stanford Magazine

Vérification de l’accomplissement / du record

Preuve établissant que le détenteur a obtenu le résultat et détient le record tel que défini.

  • Carl Djerassi — Wolf Foundation
  • Flap over Wolf Prize Winners — Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Vérification de la supériorité / face aux autres candidats

Preuve comparant le résultat avec celui d’autres candidats pertinents pour la revendication du record.

  • The Wolf Prize — Wolf Foundation

Les preuves d’éligibilité juive, d’accomplissement et de supériorité conservent leurs classifications distinctes et ne sont jamais fusionnées. Le contexte et la provenance ne sont pas présentés comme preuve de l’accomplissement. Les preuves à diffusion restreinte et les notes de recherche internes ne sont jamais publiées. En savoir plus sur le processus en sept étapes sur la page de vérification.

Sources et vérification

  • Carl Djerassi

    Document officielWolf Foundation

    Ce que cette source prouve: Identifies Djerassi as the 1978 Chemistry laureate and gives the official citation.

  • The Wolf Prize

    Document officielWolf Foundation

    Ce que cette source prouve: Shows the official chemistry chronology beginning in 1978.

  • Carl Djerassi obituary

    Archive institutionnelleStanford University

    Ce que cette source prouve: States that Djerassi was born to Jewish parents.

  • Telling Tales Out of School

    Publication indépendanteStanford Magazine

    Ce que cette source prouve: Independently identifies Djerassi as the son of Jewish physicians.

  • Flap over Wolf Prize Winners

    Publication indépendanteJewish Telegraphic Agency· 12 avril 1978

    Ce que cette source prouve: Contemporary report dated 12 April 1978 states that the Wolf Prizes were distributed the previous night at the Knesset, establishing the presentation date as 11 April 1978.

Historique

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