Ruggieri

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Ruggieri is an Italian family name. Notable bearers:

  • Gaetano Ruggieri, a fireworks producer and designer, famous for his involvement in the fireworks 7 October 1748 in St James Park in London to celebrate the peace treaty signed in Aix La Chapelle. It was to this celebration that Händel wrote Fireworks Musick.
  • Francesco Ruggieri, a luthier (maker of violins and related instruments), whose children were notable luthiers as well.
  • Michele Ruggieri, Jesuit missionary in China, the first European sinologist.
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