Albert Calmette

Léon Charles Albert CalmetteForMemRS (French pronunciation:; 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 BCGvaccine against tuberculosis. He also developed the first antivenom for snake venom, the Calmette's serum.