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Date of birth
Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, Holland on October 24, 1632. -
What he did for a living
He was appenticed in 1648 as a fabric merchant. -
Whom he married
He married Barbara de Mey and he would have one surviving daughter, her name was Maria. -
He gets a higher job position.
He recieved a lucrative municipal title as chamberlain for the Delft sheriffs assembly chamber in 1660. -
His wife dies
Barbara died in 1666. -
Surveyor by the court in Holland
He was named a surveyor by the court of Holland; later he would become a municipal 'wine-guager' in charge of the citys wine imports. -
Marries a new girl
Leeuwenhoek married Cornelia Swalmius, with whom had no surviving childeren. -
Discovers the Infusoria
One of Leeuwenhoeks main discoveries was the Infusoria which are protests in modern zoological classification. -
Discovers bacteria, vacuole of the cell, and questioned by Royal society.
Leeuwenhoeks creditiblilty is questioned when he sent the the Royal Society a copy of his first observations of microsophic single-celled organisms. He also discovers bacteria and vacoule of the cell. -
Spermatozoa is discovered and his obeservations were fully vindictated by Royal Society
Leeuwenhoek discovered spermatozoa and his observations were finally accepted through all of his hard work. -
He becomes a member of the Royal Society
Leeuwenhoek is elected as a full member of the Royal Society, which is normally reserved for scholars. -
Discovers the banded pattern muscular fibers
Leeuwenhoek discovered that our muscle has a banded pattern of muscular fibers. -
He conducts research on a coffee bean
He roasted the bean, cut it into slices and saw a spongeous interior. The bean was pressed, and an oil appeared. He then boiled the coffee with rain water twice, and then set it aside. -
He was invited in the boat of tsar Peter the Great
Leeuwenhoek was invited in the boat of tsar Peter the Great. Leeuwenhoek occasionally presented the tsar with a eel-viewer, so Peter could study the blood circulation when ever he wanted. -
Leeuwenhoek dies
Leeuwenhoek died at the age of 90 and was buried 4 days later
