The e arly history of microbiology. Historians are unsure who made the first observations of microorganisms, but the microscope was available during the mid‐1600s. History of Microbiology Microbiology was born in 1674 when Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723 ) , a Dutch drapery merchant , peered at a drop of lake water through a carefully ground glass lens . Through this, he beheld the first glimpse of the microbial world. Anton van Leeuwenhoek is probably best known for his discovery of microorganisms in 1675. Anton van Leeuwenhoek was coined “The Father of Microbiology” because he observed the first motile microscopic lifeforms - he called them “animalcules” in a drop of water . Timeline 1665- Robert Hooke This is the year Hooke reported after observing a thin slice of cork through a crude microscope that life's smallest structural units were "cells " . This discovery marked the beginning of the cell theory (all living things are composed of cells).
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