Sebastiano Grandis
Sebastiano Grandis (1817 – 1892) was an Italian engineer.
He is best known for working with Severino Grattoni and Germain Sommeiller in the Traforo del Cenisio (the Fréjus Rail Tunnel, also called the Mont Cenis Tunnel, linking France and Italy). For this project, along with Sommeiller, they pioneered the used of a large pneumatic jackhammer. He was born in Borgo San Dalmazzo.[1]
References
- Gli artisti italiani (architetti, incisori, miniatori, musicisti, pittori, scultori) e le loro opere, By Nino Guerzoni Federici; publisher: GB Petrino, Turin (1902); page 164. short biographical entry.
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