Karl Konrad "Carlo" Sutermeister (15 July 1847 - 12 December 1918) was a
Swiss
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engineer
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and
timber
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businessman, and co-founder of the
Banco Popolare di Intra
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. In 1890 he constructed
Italy's first
hydropower plant
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with
AC transmission
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in
Cossogno
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.
Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
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References
Further reading
*Vera Sutermeister Cassano. ''Carlo Sutermeister fra Intra e Val Grande.'' Verbania Intra: Alberti Libraio Editore, 1992.
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1847 births
1918 deaths
Swiss engineers
Businesspeople in timber