“Passing just lately over this lake, and seeing the water as green as if it were covered with duckweed, I took a glass of it.”

About Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Scientist • Dutch

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch microbiologist and businessman from Delft, Netherlands. Widely regarded as the 'Father of Microbiology,' he was one of the first to experiment with microscopy. Using his handcrafted...