Deaths on August 18

Antonio Ferramolino

Died on August 18, 1550

Antonio Ferramolino, Italian architect and military engineer

Antonio Ferramolino was a 16th-century Italian architect and military engineer. He is also known as Sferrandino da Bergamo, and is called Hernan Molin in Spanish sources. He is mostly known for his work in Sicily, but he also designed fortifications in Ragusa and Malta.

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