Corrado Melfi
Corrado Melfi, Baron of St. John[1] (Chiaramonte Gulfi, January 16, 1850 - January 9, 1940) was an Italian historian and archaeologist. At the end of the 19th century he discovered the archeological site of Akrillai[2] and the minor site of Scornavacche, not far from Akrillai. In 1912 he gave large accounts of his discoveries in his Cenni storici su Chiaramonte Gulfi.
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Corrado Melfi, Baron of St. John.
The findings of excavations are housed in the Hyblean Archaeological Museum of Ragusa and in the Archeological Museum of Syracuse.[3]
References
- F. San Martino De Spucches, La storia dei feudi e dei titoli nobiliari in Sicilia, Boccone del povero, Palermo, 1931.
- G. Morando, I Chiaramontanissimi, Priulla editore, Palermo, 1996.
- N. Bonacasa, Commemorazione di Antonino Di Vita, Rend. Mor. Acc. Lincei s.9 volume 23, 299-313 (2012).
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