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Albert Calmette

Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (died 1933)

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Born
July 12, 1863
Died
October 29, 1933
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1863

About Albert Calmette

Léon Charles Albert Calmette ForMemRS 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. In 1894, he returned to France and developed the first antivenoms for snake bites using immune sera from vaccinated horses (Calmette's serum). In 1901, he founded the first antituberculosis dispensary at Lille, and named it after Emile Roux.

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Albert Calmette timeline

  1. In 1894, he returned to France and developed the first antivenoms for snake bites using immune sera from vaccinated horses (Calmette's serum).
  2. In 1901, he founded the first antituberculosis dispensary at Lille, and named it after Emile Roux.

The world when Albert Calmette was born

Albert Calmette was born in 1863. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1863

  • Best-selling bookLes Misérables by Victor Hugo (English translation)

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst organized baseball game with set rules
  • Top headlineEmancipation Proclamation frees enslaved people
  • Technology milestoneFirst subway opens in London
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.6M

1863 versus 2026

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Measure18632026
Population32.6M341 million

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