Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek[note 2] FRS (/ ˈɑːntəni vɑːn ˈleɪvənhuːk, - hʊk / AHN-tə-nee vahn LAY-vən-hook, -⁠huuk; Dutch: [ˈɑntoːni vɑn ˈleːu.ə (n)ˌɦuk] ⓘ; 24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) …

Nov 24, 2025 · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa. His researches on lower animals refuted the doctrine of spontaneous generation, and his …

Oct 24, 2023 · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the most important microscopist of the Scientific Revolution. The Dutchman made over 500 microscopes, many with a magnification far …

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the somewhat improbable father of microbiology. A moderately educated owner of a textile business, he learned how to make his own unique microscopes which offered …

Yet with skill, diligence, an endless curiosity, and an open mind free of the scientific dogma of his day, Leeuwenhoek succeeded in making some of the most important discoveries in the history of biology.

As well as being the father of microbiology, van Leeuwenhoek laid the foundations of plant anatomy and became an expert on animal reproduction.

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch cloth merchant by trade, and one of the first microscopists. He examined a wide variety of objects with his microscope - from bees to exploding gunpowder. He was …

In 1675, Dutch lensmaker Antonie van Leeuwenhoek peered into his powerful microscope and made a startling discovery. The rainwater under his innumerable creatures that "turn themselves about with …

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was a 17th-century Dutch scientist renowned for his pioneering contributions to microscopy, which laid the groundwork for modern bacteriology and protozoology.

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