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Albert Calmette

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Also known as Calmette

French scientist (1863-1933)

Person · Open Library

Born
1863
Died
1933
Works
27

Top works

  • Recherches expérimentales sur la tuberculose effectuées à l'Institut Pasteur de Lille
  • Égouts et vidanges
  • Sur le titrage (standardisation) des tuberculines
  • L' infection bacillaire et la tuberculose
  • L' infection bacillaire etla tuberculose chez l'homme et chez les animaux

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1923-04-25
Active to
1992-12-21
1960s1970s1980samericanbluesclassic pop and rock

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Key facts

Born
12 July 1863, Nice , France
Died
29 October 1933 (1933-10-29) (aged 70), Paris , France
Known for
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin , antivenin
Fields
Bacteriology
Institutions
Pasteur Institute

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Early career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Albert Calmette” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.