Ermanno Arslan (15 August 1940 – 1 June 2026) was an Italian archaeologist.[1]
Life and career
After graduating from the Manzoni high school in Milan, in 1959, he graduated from the University of Pavia.[2] In the following years he was a volunteer assistant at the archeology chair of the University of Pavia and obtained various scholarships, working as an archaeologist between Pavia and Milan until 1973.[3]
Between 1969 and 1973 he also worked at the Roman Museum of Brescia and in the last year he was appointed curator of the collections numismáticas of the Civic archaeological museum of Milan.[4] From 1975 to 2003 he was director of the numismatic collection of the Sforza Castle, and, again in Milan, since 2003 he was the head of the municipal numismatic collections.[5]
He died on 1 June 2026, aged 85.[6]
References
- "Arslan, Ermanno Alesio - Persée". www.persee.fr. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- "news.unipv – 14 maggio – Crisi monetaria in età romana". news.unipv (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- "Arslan, Ermanno A." CoinsWeekly. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- "Ermanno Arslan - Biografia". Fondazione Centro italiano di studi sull'alto medioevo (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- "Arslan, Ermanno | Accademia Dei Lincei". www.lincei.it. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- Colombo, Federico (2026-06-01). "Cordoglio per la scomparsa del professor Ermanno Arslan". GRUPPO ARCHEOLOGICO MILANESE. Retrieved 2026-06-29.