Ferdinando Gianella

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Ferdinando Gianella (born August 19, 1837 in Lottigna , † November 1, 1917 in Leontica ) was a Swiss engineer , architect and politician .

Life

Ferdinando Gianella was the son of the government commissioner Giovanni Gianella and his wife Angiolina (née Tonini).

He studied at the University of Parma and his doctorate in mathematics and physics . After completing his studies, he worked as an employee of the technical office of the Canton of Ticino.

As a State Councilor , he was the head of the building department and began the improvement of the Magadino plain , the correction of the Ticino and Maggia rivers and the construction of the road to Centovalli .

Biasca-Acquarossa railway line, photographed by Ferdinando Gianella in 1911

After his resignation as State Councilor, he resumed his work as an engineer in 1892, taking part in the surveying work for the canton and in the planning and execution of various regional railways, including the Locarno-Ponte Brolla-Bignasco and Biasca-Acquarossa lines . As a passionate photographer , he documented the various works he carried out; Gianella saw photography as a suitable instrument to support the engineering trade , writes the photo archivist Roberto Donetta .

Ferdinando Gianella was a co-founder of the Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects (SIA) Ticino. He made a significant contribution to the modernization of the infrastructure in the canton of Ticino . In his hometown he built the railway line, the church and numerous streets and villas.

Ferdinando Gianella was married to Antonia (née Gatti) for the first time in 1870. His second marriage was Giulietta (née Andreoli) in 1885. He is buried in the Acquarossa-Comprovasco cemetery. The names of his children are known:

  • Riccardo Gianella;
  • Annita Gianella;
  • Vincenzo Gianella;
  • Ezio Gianella;
  • Bianca Gianella;
  • Laura Gianella;
  • Pia Gianella.

Political activity

He was elected to the cantonal government in 1884 and sat for the Conservatives in the Ticino State Council until 1892 . After the Ticino putsch of September 11, 1890, together with Agostino Soldati, he prepared the law on the Ticino regional railways, which, however, was rejected by the people. In 1892 he resigned as a State Councilor.

literature

  • Valentina Cima: Ferdinando Gianella, non solo ingegnere: an exemplary personality from Ticino around 1900. Zurich: ETH, 2011.
  • Valentina Cima; Letizia Fontana; Fabrizio Mena; Gianmarco Talamona: Ferdinando Gianella (1837-1917) . 2018. ISBN 978-88-8281-480-9 .
  • Alberto Lepori, Fabrizio Panzera (ed.): Uomini nostri. Trenta biography di uomini politici. Armando Dadò Editore, Locarno 1989, p. 20.
  • Fabrizio Panzera: Ferdinando Gianella. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 29, 2004 , accessed April 10, 2020 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Savary: Ferd. (Inando) Gianella. In: Find a Grave . April 6, 2018, accessed May 7, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Alois Häfliger: 120 years ago: Ticino putsch: Hinterländer im Ernsteinsatz. In: Heimatkunde Wiggertal, Volume 68. 2011, accessed on August 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Gianella, Ferdinando
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss architect, engineer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Lottigna
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1917
Place of death Leontica