Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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| Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | |
|---|---|
 Portrait o Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) bi Jan Verkolje | |
| Born |
24 October 1632 Delft, Dutch Republic |
| Died |
26 August 1723 (aged 90) Delft, Dutch Republic |
| Residence | Netherlands |
| Naitionality | Dutch |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microscopist an Biologist |
| Signatur |
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Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek[note 1] (/ˈleɪvənhʊk/, Dutch: [ɑnˈtoːni vɑn ˈleːuə(n)ˌɦuk] (
listen); October 24, 1632 – August 26, 1723) wis a Dutch tradesman an scientist.
Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ The spellin o Leeuwenhoek's name is exceptionally varied. He wis christened as Thonis, but always went bi Antonj (correspondin wi the Inglis/Scots Antony). The final j o his gien name is the Dutch lang i. Til 1683 he consistently uised the spellin Antonj Leeuwenhoeck (endin in –eck) when signin his letters. Throuoot the mid-1680s he experimentit wi the spellin o his name, an efter 1685 settled on the maist recognised spellin van Leeuwenhoek.[1]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Dobell, pp. 300–305.
