title: Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723): father of micromorphology and discoverer of spermatozoa.
abstract: The Dutch merchant and naturalist Anton van Leeuwenhoek is considered to be the father of optic microscopy and the precursor of bacteriology. Among others, he discovered and studied the spermatozoon.
authors.affiliation: History of Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece. mariannakaramanou@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poulakou-Rebelakou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tzetis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D003585:Cell Biology / Q000266:history; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000266:history*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009426:Netherlands; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000266:history; D013094:Spermatozoa