Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1632–1723
Dutch pioneer of microscopy who first observed microbes.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) was a microscopist, born and died in Delft.
- Known as
- Microscopist
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 1632, Delft
- Died
- 1723, Delft
Alive at the same time as Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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Portrait: Rijksmuseum, CC0.
