Carlo Catani
Australian civil engineer

Carlo Catani

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Intro
Australian civil engineer
Gender:
Male
Places:
Australia
Is:
EngineerCivil engineerLand surveyor
Work field:
Engineering
Birth:
22 April 1852(Florence, Kingdom of Italy)
Death:
20 July 1918(St Kilda, Australia)
Star sign:
Taurus
Residences
St Kilda, Australia
The details
Biography

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.

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
  • Murray River levees (Strathmerton district)
  • Lake Catani on Mount Buffalo
  • reclamation and the layout of the St Kilda foreshore.

The township of Catani, Victoria, Lake Catani at Mt Buffalo and Catani Gardens in St. Kilda, are named after him.