Jean-Antoine Villemin

Jean-Antoine Villemin (January 28th 1827, Prey, the Vosges - October 6th 1892, Bridge-of-Breakage close to Agen) is a French doctor.

  • He is the discoverer of the transmissibility of the Tuberculose, results which he shows in 1865 via the Experimental method but will be ignored at the time.

  • It discovered that certain bacteria could attack other bacteria.
  • It created the term “Antibiotique”.

Bonds

  • detailed Biography of Antoine Villemin on the site of its back-back great nephew

Publications

  • Studies on Tuberculosis ; Rational and Experimental evidence of its Specificity and Its Inoculabilité. Paris: J.B. Bailliere; 1868

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