Luis E. Miramontes
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Miramontes and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.
Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas (March 16, 1925 – September 13, 2004) was a Mexican chemist known as co-inventor and the first to synthesize an oral contraceptive, progestin norethisterone.
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Born | Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas (1925-03-16)16 March 1925 |
Died | 13 September 2004(2004-09-13) (aged 79) Mexico City, Mexico |
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Fields | Chemistry, chemical engineering |
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