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Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) was a Dutch businessman, scientist, and one of the notable representatives of the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and often considered to be the first acknowledged microscopist and microbiologist.

Van Leeuwenhoek is best known for his pioneering work in the field of microscopy and for his contributions toward the establishment of microbiology as a scientific discipline. (Intro from Wikipedia)

October 24, 1632 - Delft, Netherlands - Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek is born

January(?) 1(?), 1639 - Warmond, near Leiden - After his father's death, Van Leeuwenhoek is sent to grammar school

January(?) (1), 1648 - Amsterdam - 16-year old Van Leeuwenhoek becomes a bookkeeper's apprentice at a linen-draper shop

July 29, 1654 - Amsterdam - Van Leeuwenhoek marries Barbara de Mey =(START)

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