Albert Calmette
Albert Calmette was born on July 12, 1863. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Albert Calmette
Léon Charles Albert Calmette ForMemRS (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ ʃaʁl albɛʁ kalmɛt]; 12 July 1863 – 29 October 1933) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute. He co-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.