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The plaque commemorates the achievements of Janos Kabay, the Hungarian pharmacist, who pioneered the extraction of morphine from poppy straw. The plaque also marks the 50th Anniversary of Janos Kabay's death. The plaque was originally located at the Stony Rise Government Centre but was removed and rededicated on the 25th November 2008.
In 1925, a young Hungarian, J. Kabay, devised a method for the production of morphine from green poppy plants; in 1927, he founded in his native country a small chemical factory under the name of "Alkaloïda".
Location
| Address: | Victoria Parade, Poppy Memorial, Devonport, 7310 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.175639 Long: 146.362022 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Foreigners |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 29th January, 1986 |
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JANOS KABAY.
This Plaque, Erected By Yhe Tasmanian Government, Poppy
Industry And Growers, To Commemorate The Scientific
Achievements Of Janos Kabay, The Hungarian Pharmacist, Was
Unveiled On 29 January, 1986, By The Hungarian
Charge D`Affaires, A.I. In Australia, Mr Pal Ipper, To Mark The 50th
Anniversary Of Janos Kabay`s Death.
Janos Kabay Invented And Developed The Process Used To
Extract Morphine Directly For The Poppy Straw. The Tasmanian
Poppy Industry Is Based On Further Developments Of
This Process.
Present At The Unveiling Were John Kabay And Ilona Oltvanyi,
The Son And Daughter Of Janos Kabay
