Leeuwenhoek

American  

[lay-vuhn-hook, lay-y-wuhn-hook] / ˈleɪ vənˌhʊk, ˈleɪ ü wənˌhuk /

Or Leuwenhoek

noun

1. Anton van 1632–1723, Dutch naturalist and microscopist.

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Leeuwenhoek British  

/ ˈleːwənhuːk, ˈleɪvənˌhuːk /

noun

1. Anton van (ˈɑntɔn vɑn). 1632–1723, Dutch microscopist, whose microscopes enabled him to give the first accurate description of blood corpuscles, spermatozoa, and microbes

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Leeuwenhoek Scientific  

/ lā′vən-hk′ /

1. Dutch naturalist and pioneer of microscopic research. He was the first to describe protozoa, bacteria, and spermatozoa. He also made observations of yeasts, red blood cells, and blood capillaries, and traced the life histories of various animals, including the flea, ant, and weevil.

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Leeuwenhoek

Ever since Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered the world of bacteria through a microscope in the late seventeenth century, humans have tried to look deeper into the world of the infinitesimally small.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2023

After all, in addition to being grossed out, Leeuwenhoek was not under the impression that he had found anything special.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023

While Leeuwenhoek could never have imagined this at the time, the cells that he had spotted are unlike anything else in the human body.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023

Despite the limitations of his now-ancient lenses, van Leeuwenhoek observed the movements of single-celled organisms, which he collectively termed “animalcules.”

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The first person who saw sperm under a microscope was Leeuwenhoek.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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