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384 BCE
Aristotle
Aristotle was one of the first to record his conclusions on the possible routes to life. -
Antonie Van Leewenhoek
He is considered the father of microbiology. He invented the microscope and improve it throughout his life. -
Carolus Linnaeus
He is the father of taxonomy, which is the system of classifying and naming organisms. One of his contributions was the development of a hierarchical system of classification of nature. -
John Snow
He was an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anesthesia. -
Florence Nightingale
She is known as one of the founders of modern nursing. She implemented concepts like infection control, self-care, assessment, therapeutic communication, spiritual nursing, and public health advocacy. -
Louis Pasteur
was a French scientist. He made important discoveries about the role of microbes (germs) in disease and in food spoiling. -
Joseph Lister
He was aware that surgeries did not kill the people but what took place afterwards did. He created a new way of keeping wounds from getting wounds infected during surgery. -
Robert Koch
Developed a new experimental method to test whether a particular micro-organism is the cause of a disease. -
Hans Ernst August Buchner
Buchner was one of the first to note that a substance in blood serum, alexin, could destroy bacteria.
