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Bookmark or Share- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | Biography, Discoveries, & Facts | BritannicaAntonie 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 observations helped lay the foundations for the sciences of bacteriology and protozoology.
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - Biography, Facts and PicturesAntonie 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 unparalleled magnification.
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek summary | BritannicaAntonie van Leeuwenhoek, (born Oct. 24, 1632, Delft, Neth.—died Aug. 26, 1723, Delft), Dutch microscopist. In his youth he was apprenticed to a draper; a later civil position allowed him to devote time to his hobby: grinding lenses and using them to study tiny objects.
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - WikipediaAntonie 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) was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology.
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - World History EncyclopediaAntonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the most important microscopist of the Scientific Revolution. The Dutchman made over 500 microscopes, many with a magnification far superior to contemporary models.
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