GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723): father of microscopy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antonie van Leeuwenhoek used single-lens microscopes, which he made, to make the first observations of bacteria and protozoa. His extensive research on the growth of small animals such as fleas, mussels, and eels helped disprove the theory of spontaneous generation of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Van Leeuwenhoek is sometimes popularly credited with the microscope’s invention.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anton van Leeuwenhoek (October 24, 1632–August 30, 1723) invented the first practical microscopes and used them to become the first person to see and describe bacteria, among other microscopic discoveries.