Franjo Kajfež (

Martijanec Martijanec is a Croatian village and municipality in Varaždin County. According to the 2011 census, there are 3,843 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following naselja, settlements: * Čičkovina, population 206 * Gornji Martijanec, popula ...

near

Ludbreg Ludbreg is a town in Croatia, located halfway between Varaždin and Koprivnica near the river Drava. It has 3,603 inhabitants, and a total of 8,478 in the entire municipality (census 2011). History For centuries Ludbreg has been a popular plac ...

, 15 February 1936 –

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, 23 April 2004) was a Croatian

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. Graduated (1959) and Ph.D. (1968) at the Faculty of Technology in

. Work at the Pliva factory in Zagreb (1960) was director of the Institute of Medicines in

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(1961–71) and director of the CRC Development Research Society in

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(1971–1979). He was involved in the synthesis of organic compounds, especially chemical drugs. He was Minister of Industry, Naval Architecture and Energy (1992–1993), County of Krapina-Zagorje County (1993–1995) and Counselor of the President of the Republic for Local Self-Government and Technological Development (1995–2000). He was the owner of 88 patents and the author of 150 scientific papers.

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External links

Kajfež, Franjo , Hrvatska enciklopedija

Franjo Kajfež - Večernji.hr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kajfez, Franjo People from Ludbreg Croatian chemists Croatian inventors 1936 births 2004 deaths Yugoslav inventors Prefects of counties in Croatia