Ernesto Ganelli (24 February 1901 – 9 September 1985) was an Italian civil engineer who designed various public and religious buildings in

Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...

Biography

Born in Alessandria, Ganelli graduated in

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

at the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

in 1924. He moved to

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the ...

, Tuscany, where he became one of the most influential civil engineers and architects of that city. In his career he designed hundreds of public, religious and private buildings in southern Tuscany, and he designed almost all of the churches built in the dioceses of Grosseto and Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello during the 20th century.

Works (selection)

* Palazzo ONMI (1933–1934) in

* Elementary School (1934) in

Sassofortino Sassofortino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 815.Braccagni Braccagni () is a village in Tuscany, administratively a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Grosseto. It is positioned in the northern part of the municipal territory, at the bottom of the hill of Montepescali. History The village of Braccagni wa ...

* Clergy house of the Grosseto Cathedral (1936) in Grosseto * Orphanage for boys "Giuseppe Garibaldi" (1936) in Grosseto * Orphanage for girls "San Lorenzo" (1936) in Grosseto * Church of ''Medaglia Miracolosa'' (1936–1937) a Grosseto * Episcopal Seminary (1936) in

Roccatederighi Roccatederighi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 846.Ribolla Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to .Marina di Grosseto Marina di Grosseto () is a popular tourist destination located twelve kilometers from Grosseto; it is an important seaside resort in Grossetan Maremma. Once a fishing village, it is known for its hilly hinterland, rich in macchia and wide beaches ...

* Church of ''San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo'' (1946–1951) in Grosseto * Medical Dispensary (1948–1952) in

Massa Marittima Massa Marittima (Latin: ''Massa Veternensis'') is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany, Italy, 49 km NNW of Grosseto. There are mineral springs, mines of iron, mercury, lignite and copper, with foundries, iron ...

* Villa Pizzetti Hospital (1948–1952) in Grosseto * Agricultural Technical Institute (1949–1953) in Grosseto * Church of ''Santa Maria Ausliatrice'' (1950) in Marrucheti * Medical Dispensary (1950-1955) in

Orbetello Orbetello is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy. It is located about south of Grosseto, on the eponymous lagoon, which is home to an important Natural Reserve. History Orbetello was an ancient Etruscan settleme ...

* Church of ''Santa Maria Goretti'' (1951–1952) in

Fonteblanda Fonteblanda is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 904.Albinia Albinia is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to Basilica of ''Sacro Cuore di Gesù'' (1954–1958) in Grosseto * Church of ''Apparizione'' (1956) in Montenero, Livorno * Church of ''San Giuseppe Lavoratore'' (1956–1957) in

Bagno di Gavorrano Bagno di Gavorrano is a small town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Gavorrano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to . Geography Bagno is about 35 km from Gro ...

* Church of ''Santi Lorenzo e Mamiliano'' (1958) in

Giglio Porto Giglio Porto is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Isola del Giglio, province of Grosseto. As of 2021, its population amounted to 750. Geography Giglio Porto is located on the eastern coastal side ...

* Church of ''Santa Margherita'' (1958) in

Poggi del Sasso Poggi del Sasso is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 88. Geography Poggi del Sasso is about 37 km fro ...

* Church of ''Madonna del Rosario'' (1958) in

Pian d'Alma Pian d'Alma is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comuni of Castiglione della Pescaia and Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.San Donato * Church of ''Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore'' (1959) in Bagnore * Church of ''San Giovanni'' (1963) in

Semproniano Semproniano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto. Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara, Manciano, Roccalbegna ...

* Restoration of the church of ''Misercordia'' (1968) in Grosseto

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* 20th-century Italian engineers Architects from Tuscany Italian civil engineers 1901 births 1985 deaths People from Grosseto {{Italy-engineer-stub