Leeuwenhoek,Anton van

Leeuwenhoek,Anton van
Leeu·wen·hoek or Leu·wen·hoek (lāʹvən-ho͝ok', lāʹü-wən-ho͞ok'), Anton van. 1632-1723.
Dutch microscopy pioneer and naturalist who formulated early descriptions of bacteria and spermatozoa.

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  • Leeuwenhoek , Anton van — (1632–1723) Dutch microscopist Born the son of a basket maker at Delft in the Netherlands, Leeuwenhoek received little formal education and was apprenticed to a linendraper at the age of 16. In about 1654 he set up in business in Delft as a… …   Scientists

  • LEEUWENHOEK, ANTON VAN —    an early microscopist, born at Delft; the instrument he used was of his own construction, but it was the means of his arriving at important discoveries, one of the most so that of capillary circulation; stoutly opposed the theory of… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Leeuwenhoek, Anton van —  (1632–1723) Dutch naturalist associated with microscopes …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek — Retrato de van Leeuwenhoek realizado por Jan Verkolje (ca. 1680) Nacimiento 24 de octubre de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek — noun Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632 1723) • Syn: ↑Leuwenhoek, ↑Leeuwenhoek, ↑Anton van… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anton van Leuwenhoek — noun Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632 1723) • Syn: ↑Leuwenhoek, ↑Leeuwenhoek, ↑Anton van… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek — (Delft, 24 de octubre de 1632 – Delft, 26 de agosto de 1723) fue un comerciante y científico holandés, conocido por las mejoras que introdujo a la fabricación de microscopios y por sus descubrimientos pioneros sobre los protozoos, los glóbulos… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Leuwenhoek,Anton van — Leu·wen·hoek (lāʹvən ho͝ok , lāʹü wən ho͞ok ), Anton van. See Leeuwenhoek, Anton van. * * * …   Universalium

  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek — Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Mikroskopischer Schnitt durch ein einjähriges Eschenholz, erstellt von Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek [ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leeuwenhoek — [lā′vən ho͞ok΄] Anton van [än′tō̂n vän] 1632 1723; Du. naturalist & pioneer in microscopy …   English World dictionary

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