# Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Memorial

Delft, Netherlands

The memorial in the Oude Kerk to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the Delft draper and self-taught microscopist who first revealed the world of microorganisms. Born in 1632 and buried here in 1723, he is honoured as the father of microbiology.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 52.01243, 4.3552

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