Michele Ruggiero

Michele Ruggiero (born December 24, 1811 in Naples , † March 19, 1900 ibid) was an Italian architect , building researcher and classical archaeologist .

Michele Ruggiero took part in the excavations of Pompeii , Herculaneum and other sites around Vesuvius as an architect since 1864 . Before that, he was in charge of the excavations at the Stabian thermal baths in Pompeii from 1853 to 1858 . He also excavated the house of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus . In 1875 Ruggiero succeeded Giuseppe Fiorelli as head of all the excavations in the region, particularly Pompeii and Herculaneum. He continued Fiorelli's work - Fiorelli was the first excavation director to use modern research methods - in his spirit. The excavations were advanced in an easterly direction towards the Nolan Gate. But Ruggiero concentrated not only on the excavations, but also in particular on the preservation of the already excavated stock. Many houses and also 600 frescoes have been restored. He published various find and excavation reports. His successor as head of the excavations in Pompeii and Herculaneum was Giulio De Petra .

literature

• Lothar Wickert : Contributions to the history of the German Archaeological Institute 1879 to 1929 (= The German Archaeological Institute. 2). von Zabern, Mainz 1979, ISBN 3-8053-0395-5 , p. 194