Ermete Pierotti

Ermete Pierotti (born July 10, 1820, in Pieve Fosciana, † 1888) was an Italian engineer and archaeologist from Modena in Italy who lived in the mid-19th century. He served as a captain in the Corps of Royal Piedmontese army engineers, in the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and was chosen by Surraya Pasha in Jerusalem to serve as an architectural consultant, surveyor and archaeologist. He served in this capacity in the city of Jerusalem between 1854 and 1861. He is the author of several works, most notably his monumental book which describes the topographical and historical features of Jerusalem, entitled, Jerusalem Explored (published in 1864), as well as of another work describing the customs of its people.