- Leeuwenhoek, Anton van
- (1632–1723) Dutch naturalist associated with microscopes.
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Leeuwenhoek, Anton van
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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. * * * … Universalium
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
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
