Antony van Leeuwenhoek

Birth of Leeuwenhoek

Oct 24, 1632

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born in they city of Delft, Netherlands

His father died at an early age

May 17, 1638

Antonie moved from Delft to serve an apprenticeship as a linen drape

Jun 18, 1648

He came back to Delft and established his own drapery business

Mar 21, 1654

He married Barbara de Mey

Jul 29, 1654

His first wife

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's first wife died

Jan 3, 1666

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek learned to grind lenses

Aug 16, 1668

He also learned how to use them to make very simple hand-held microscopes

Leeuwenhoek remarried

May 17, 1671

Her name was Cornelia Swalmius.

Earliest observations published

Mar 17, 1673

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek was the first to see and describe bacteria

Sep 7, 1674

He was also the first to see yeast plants and the teeming life in a drop of water.

In 1680 he was elected a full member of the Royal Societ

Apr 10, 1680

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was asked to demonstrate circulation of the blood

Oct 28, 1698