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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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Profession
Inventor
Died
Aug 26, 1723
Zodiac
Scorpio
Born in
DelftNetherlands
About
Creator of some of the earliest microscopes, through which he first discovered bacteria and cells. He was the first scientist ever to record microscopic observations of muscle fibers, bacteria, spermatozoa, and blood flow in capillaries.
Family
He grew up in Delft in the Dutch Republic.

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