Carlo Catani
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| Carlo Giorgio Domenico Enrico Catani | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1852 Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | civil engineer |
| Years active | 1876–1917 |
Carlo Giorgio Domenico Enrico Catani (22 April 1852 – 20 July 1918) was a civil engineer who worked in Australia for the Victorian Government for the majority of his career.[1]
He oversaw many projects, including:
- the draining of the Koo-Wee-Rup swamp
- widening and improvement of the Yarra River upstream from Princes Bridge, Alexandra Avenue and the laying out and planting of the Alexandra Gardens
- roads to Arthurs Seat and to Mount Donna Buang
- the Elwood Canal[2]
- Murray River levees (Strathmerton district)
- Lake Catani on Mount Buffalo
- reclamation and the layout of the St Kilda foreshore.[3]
The township of Catani, Victoria, Lake Catani at Mt Buffalo and Catani Gardens in St. Kilda, are named after him.[1]
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