Giuseppe Caronia (15 May 1884 – 15 January 1977) was an

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. Caronia was born in

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. He represented the

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party in the Constituent Assembly of Italy from 1946 to 1948 and in the

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from 1948 to 1958. He nominated

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for a

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in 1948. In 1996 he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem.

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Bibliography

* Italo Farnetani, ''Pediatri e medici alla Costituente'', Editeam, Cento (FE), 2006. *

Giulio Andreotti Giulio Andreotti ( , ; 14 January 1919 – 6 May 2013) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the 41st prime minister of Italy in seven governments (1972–1973, 1976–1979, and 1989–1992) and leader of the Christian Democra ...

, ''Caronia visto da vicino da Andreotti '', «Grand'Angolo di Edit-Symposia. Pediatria e Neonatologia» 2006; 13 (1), pp. 21-22. *G. Roberto Burgio, ''Caronia: lo scienziato-rettore visto da un Maestro '', «Grand'Angolo di Edit-Symposia. Pediatria e Neonatologia» 2006; 13 (1), pp. 18-20. * Italo Farnetani, ''Il ruolo del pediatra Giuseppe Caronia "giusto fra le nazioni" '', «Grand'Angolo di Edit-Symposia. Pediatria e Neonatologia» 2005; 12 (2), p. 39. * Italo Farnetani, ''I venticinque pediatri, decorati con la Medaglia d'oro della sanità, hanno scritto la storia della Repubblica'', prefazione del ministro della salute Beatrice Lorenzin, «Pediatria Preventiva & Sociale» 2016; 11 (3), pp 10-21- https://www.sipps.it/pdf/rivista/2016_03.pdf * http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giuseppe-caronia_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ * Italo Farnetani, Francesca Farnetani, ''La top twelve della ricerca italiana'', « Minerva Pediatrica» 2015; 67 (5): pp.437-450 . * Italo Farnetani, ''Qualche notazione di storia della pediatria, in margine alla V edizione di Pediatria Essenziale'', Postfazione. In Burgio G.R.( (a cura di). Pediatria Essenziale. 5a Ed. Milano: Edi-Ermes; 2012. . vol. 2°, pp. 1757-1764.

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1884 births 1977 deaths Politicians from the Metropolitan City of Palermo Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Members of the Constituent Assembly of Italy Deputies of Legislature I of Italy Deputies of Legislature II of Italy {{Sicily-politician-stub