Who is the Father of Microbiology?

Answer:

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch businessman and scientist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology, is known as the father of microbiology as he discovered microorganisms in 1674.

The below-given are some major contributions of Anton Van Leeuwenhoek to microbiology:

1. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek is best recognized for the development of the microscope. It is him by whom the magnification power of the microscope was boosted from 20x to 270x.
2. It is with his single lensed microscope that he examined bacteria and protozoa. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first one to examine bacteria and protozoa.
3. In the year 1674, the microscopic single-celled organisms ‘Animalcules’ were discovered by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek.
4. The sperm in mammals was found by him in the year 1677. It is a known fact that life begins with the sperm of the father and the ovum of the mother.
5. In addition to this, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to investigate blood cells and identify both blood cells and nematodes.