Albert Calmette
French scientist
Died when: 70 years 109 days (843 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Léon Charles Albert Calmette ForMemRS (12 July 1863 – 29 October 1933) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute.
He discovered the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, an attenuated form of Mycobacterium bovis used in the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis.He also developed the first antivenom for snake venom, the Calmette's serum.
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