Rocco Jemma
Rocco Jemma (1866–1949) was an Italian pediatrician. Biography. Jemma became Director of Pediatric Clinic in Palermo in 1893. He held this position until 1914 when he left it to his pupil Giovanni Di Cristina and took the same role in Naples. His studies focused mainly on the infectious (confirmation of the etiology of the leishmaniasis parasite, "vaccine therapy" of typhoid, paratyphoid, melitense infection) and nutrition (infant nutrition disorders). In 1929 new "Pediatric Clinic" in Naples was inaugurated under his direction.