Microbiology

History of Microbiology (Hernandez) 4th period

  • Aristotle
    340 BCE

    Aristotle

    A Greek philosopher and scientist, with important work in biology classifying organisms
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

    Considered by many to be the father of microbiology, he pioneered work in microscopy and microbiology by creating the first microscope.
  • Carl Linnaeus

    Carl Linnaeus

    Known as the father of modern taxidermy, he formalized the modern system of naming organisms
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    English physician and scientist who pioneered the small pox vaccine.
  • John Snow

    John Snow

    Considered one if the father of epidemiology, famous for tracing the cause of the cholera outbreak in Soho, London, and completely overhauling the waste system of London.
  • Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale

    English reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing.
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur

    One of the founding fathers of bacteriology, made many significant discoveries, with one of the most notable being inventing pasteurization
  • Joseph Lister

    Joseph Lister

    British surgeon responsible for implementing the first widely used antiseptic, carbolic acid.
  • Hans Erst August Buchner

    Hans Erst August Buchner

    German Bacteriologist responsible for inventing pyrogallic method of cultivating anaerobic bacteria.
  • Robert Koch

    Robert Koch

    One of the founding fathers of bacteriology, known for his work in identifying causative agents in diseases, which was later refined into Koch's postulates.