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322 BCE
Aristotle
Proved that living things can only arise from other living things. -
Antone Van Leeuwenhoek
First to observe living microbes. Helped develop microscope. -
Carolus Linnaeus
Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who formalised the modern system of naming organisms called binomial nomenclature. One of his contributions to microbiology was the development of a hierarchical system of classification of nature -
John Snow
Snow was one of the "fathers" of epidemiology. His discoveries led to better public heath even in today's time. -
Louis Pasteur
Was a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization -
Edward Jenner
Discovered a safe and efficient vaccination against small pox and noticed that diary workers that were exposed to the cows were immune to cowpox so he proved experimental injections of small doses of the sickness would cause the patient to be immune. -
Joseph Lister
Was a British surgeon who was a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. He studied Ingaz Semmelweiss on transmission of diseases. -
Hans Ernst August Buchner
Discovered that microorganisms were behind biochemical processes such as fermentation which is caused by microscopic fungi. Discovered that yeast extract with no living yeast fungi can form alcohol from a sugar solution. -
Robert Koch
established a sequence of experimental step that verified the germ theory. identified cause of anthrax,TB, and cholera. developed pure culture methods. -
Florence Nightingale
She introduced new professional training standards and demonstrated the significance of mortality due to disease.
