Michel Fragasso
Civil engineer
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Michel Fragasso (1888–1954), originally from Cerignola, in the province of Foggia in Italy was a Quebec engineer who participated in the design and production of several public infrastructures in Quebec, Canada. He had married Clara Taché, daughter of the architect Eugène-Étienne Taché who is the author of the plans of the Parliament of Quebec, the Armory of Quebec as well as the motto of Quebec: "I remember".[1]
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| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 1954 (aged 65–66) |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
Biography
At the end of his engineering studies in Liège, Michel Fragasso immigrated to Quebec in 1912 to pursue a career as an engineer. In addition to having participated in the construction of the Quebec Bridge around 1913, this engineer erected several dams, in particular those of the Jacques-Cartier lakes, in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve,[2] and of the Sautauriski Lake, located in Jacques-Cartier National Park.[3]
The toponym "Lac Fragasso" was formalized on October 19, 1990, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec[4] referring to the work of life of Michel Fragasso.
