<Tr> <Th> Influences </Th> <Td> Robert Hooke Regnier de Graaf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Influenced </Th> <Td> History of biology and life sciences Natural history Scientific Revolution Age of Reason </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Signature </Th> </Tr> <P> Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (/ ˈleɪvənhʊk /, Dutch: (ɑnˈtoːni vɑn ˈleːuə (n) ˌɦuk) (listen); 24 October 1632--26 August 1723) was a Dutch businessman, scientist, and one of the notable representatives of the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology . A largely self - taught man in science, he is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and often considered to be the first acknowledged microscopist and microbiologist . Van Leeuwenhoek is best known for his pioneering work in the field of microscopy and for his contributions toward the establishment of microbiology as a scientific discipline . </P>

Who is known as the father of bacteriology and protozoology