Question

    Who was known as the Father of

    Microbiology?
    A Aristotle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Robert Koch Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Charles Darwin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Bacteria was discovered by Antony von Leeuwenhoek of Holland in the year 1683. Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek (1623 – 1723), a cloth trader from Delft, is the founding father of microbiology. He used home - made microscopes to discover the invisible world of micro – organisms.

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