A human born in Holland, whose mom belonged to a family of brewers, and his father a basket maker. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek had no known sign of becoming a man in great academic standing. How does a working class human without any higher education prove his brain to a bunch of aristocratic people, proving quality is better than quantity with microscopes, and much more. That, and this guy lived longer than most people ever in history.
Sources Cited: 1) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | Biography, Discoveries, & Facts | Britannica 2) Antony van Leeuwenhoek (berkeley.edu) 3) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - Wikipedia
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