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Dutch tradesman and scientist, Antoine Philips Van Leeuwenhoek is considered by many to be the Father of Microbiology, and the first scientist to ever see a unicellular life form through a microscope. His discoveries helped develop the microscope and lay the foundations for the modern science of microbiology.
When Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek first saw them he called them animalcules, but we now call them microorganisms.
Leeuwenhoek used the lenses to see the microscopic world (i. e. Microbiology) whereas Galileo used lenses to observe the stars and planets ( i. e. in Astronomy).
Commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", van Leewenhoek is considered to be the first microbiologist. He used his own handcrafted microscopes and became the first to observe and describe single-celled organisms -- which he originally referred to as animalcules -- and which we now call microorganisms. His presentation of this discovery was first disdained and criticized but eventually recognized and accepted. He contributed to the improvement of microscopes, developing over 250 during his lifetime --one which is said to have magnified 500 times.Key discoveries of Van Leeuwenhoek were:Infusoria -- now known in zoology as protists, 1674Bacteria -- from the human mouth, 1676Spermatozoa, 1677the banded pattern of muscle fibers, 1682
He called single-celled organisms Animalcules.:)
Antonie van Leeuwenhook, or Anton, was from the Netherlands. Often considered the father of microbiology and well-known for microscope development, van Leeuwenhook was born in Delft in the Dutch Republic (now South-West Netherlands) and died in the same city 90 years later.
Because he described the microbial organisms, for the first time, with the help of microscopic observations.
Anton Mrvecka was born on February 27, 1934, in Budatn (now a part of Zilina), Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
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Anton Mrvecka died on April 20, 1985, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
Anton Kuh was born on July 12, 1891, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria).
Anton Kolm was born on October 12, 1865, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria).
Anton Edthofer was born on September 18, 1883, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria).
Anton Babiy was born on April 20, 1988, in Khabarovsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
Anton Dermota was born on January 4, 1910, in Kropa, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia).
Anton Tiller was born on November 19, 1881, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria).
Anton Tomasic was born on April 26, 1937, in Gradac, Slovenia, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia].