Person
Sumeghy, Jozsef Bela (Joe) (1922 - )
- Born
- 1 December 1922
Szeged, Hungary - Occupation
- Horticulturist and Agronomist
Summary
Joe Sumeghy migrated to Australia in 1949 as a refugee after World War II. After two years compulsory work with the Department of Immigration in Australia he set about gaining recognition in Australia for his Hungarian University qualifications. He worked with the New South Wales Department of Agriculture for many years. Sumeghy had a number of articles published in scientific journals and also contributed to other publications. This continued after his retirement in 1982.
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Chronology
- 1949 - 1951
- Career position - Compulsory work for the Department of Immigration in Tasmania
- 31 May 1949
- Life event - Settled in Australia
- 21 July 1954
- Career position - Commenced work for the New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 22 August 1954
- Career position - Commenced work as an Agronomist at the Yanco Experimental Farm for the Horticultural Division of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - Twelve month study leave to complete the "Plant Genetics" course at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) in Canberra
- April 1968
- Career position - Commenced work at Hawkesbury Agricultural College
- 1974
- Career position - Gave paper at the Second General Congress for the Advancement of Breeding Researches in Asia and Oceania, India
- 1976
- Career position - Working tour of USA
- 1982
- Life event - Retired
Published resources
Books
- Sumeghy, Katrina, Joe Sumeghy's Story (Canberra: Katrina Sumeghy and Clive Muir, 2002), 335 pp. Details
Resources
- 'Sumeghy, J B (19221201-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-581356. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 17 November 2003, Last modified: 11 January 2022