Domenico Spinelli
Domenico Spinelli, Prince of San Giorgio , also Sangiorgio Spinelli (* 1788 in Frasso , † April 10, 1863 in Naples ), was an Italian collector and archaeologist.
Domenico Spinelli, succeeding Francesco Maria Avellino, led the excavations in the Vesuvius region from 1850 to 1863 , particularly in Pompeii and Herculaneum . In 1850 he was also elected an honorary member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences . His successor as the chief excavator of the Vesuvius region was Giuseppe Fiorelli , with whom the modern era of excavations in Pompeii began. For several years he was the President of the Accademia Ercolanese .
As a collector, Spinelli was primarily interested in early Roman coinage , but also brought together a large collection of medieval Italian coins, for example. He was particularly regarded as a specialist in the Arab- Kufic coinage of Sicily and southern Italy.
Fonts
- Monete cufiche battute da principi Longobardi Normanni e Svevi nel regno delle due Sicilie interpetrate e illustrate dal principe di S. Giorgio Domenico Spinelli e pubblicate per cura di Michele Tafuri . St. dell'Iride, Naples 1844
literature
- Werner Hartkopf: The Academy of Sciences of the GDR. A contribution to their history. Biographical Index , Akademie, Berlin 1983, p. 385
supporting documents
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spinelli, Domenico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Domenico Spinelli, Principe di San Giorgio; Domenico Spinelli, Prince of San Giorgio; Domenico Spinelli, Prince of San Giorgio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian collector and archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frasso |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1863 |
| Place of death | Naples |