Anton van Leeuwenhoek, born in 1632 in the Netherlands, was a successful businessman and scientist who improved the microscope and discovered single-celled organisms. He built over 500 microscopes and is considered the father of microbiology. Anton Thonius Philips van Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, the Netherlands on October 24, 1632. The son of a craftsman, […]