Giuseppe Ferlini

Giuseppe Ferlini
Photograph of Giuseppe Ferlini
Born(1797-04-23)April 23, 1797
Bologna, Cispadane Republic
DiedDecember 30, 1870 (aged 73)
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Resting placeCertosa di Bologna
NationalityItalian
OccupationTreasure hunter
Known forThe plundering of the pyramids of Meroë

Giuseppe Ferlini (April 23, 1797 – December 30, 1870[1]) was an Italian soldier turned treasure hunter, who robbed and desecrated the pyramids of Meroë.

  1. ^ Epitaph from his gravestone in the Certosa di Bologna (see picture).