Anton van Leeuwenhoek Anton van Leeuwenhoek was a tradesman and scientist from Delft, in the Netherlands. He is best known for his contribution to improvement of the microscope..
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Antony van Leeuwenhoek was an unlikely scientist. A tradesman of Delft, Holland, he came from a family of tradesmen, had no fortune..
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Van Leeuwenhoek first encountered magnifying glasses when he was sixteen. He was working in Amsterdam as an apprentice and bookkeeper to a Scottish textile merchant..
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