Anton van Leeuwenhoek

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Antoni_van_Leeuwenhoek
gptkb:Thonis_Philipszoon
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1632-10-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Delft
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Oude_Kerk,_Delft
gptkbp:children gptkb:Maria_van_Leeuwenhoek
gptkbp:deathDate 1723-08-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Delft
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkb:Bacteria
capillaries
muscle fibers
red blood cells
spermatozoa
gptkbp:education no formal higher education
gptkbp:employer gptkb:City_of_Delft_(as_chamberlain)
gptkbp:era gptkb:Scientific_Revolution
gptkbp:field microbiology
natural history
microscopy
gptkbp:hasWrittenFor gptkb:Royal_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anton van Leeuwenhoek
gptkbp:influenced development of microbiology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Hooke
gptkbp:inventedBy single-lens microscope
gptkbp:knownFor microscopy
discovery of microorganisms
improvements to the microscope
gptkbp:language Dutch
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableStudent none
gptkbp:notableWork letters to the Royal Society
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:scientist
microscopist
tradesman
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:portrait Jan Verkolje painting
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Delft
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Oude_Kerk,_Delft
gptkbp:signature Anton_van_Leeuwenhoek_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Barbara_de_Mey
gptkb:Cornelia_Swalmius
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
museum exhibits
scientific articles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phytoplankton
gptkb:Gas_vesicles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6