Question. Who is the Father of Microbiology?
1. Jonas Salk
2. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
3. Edward Gomez
4. Joseph Goebbels
Answer: Option 2
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek:
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He is known as the Father of Microbiology.
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He was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa.
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He also laid the foundation of plant anatomy and studied in detail animal reproduction.
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He discovered blood cells and microscopic nematodes, and studied the structure of wood and crystals.
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He is known for the refinement of the microscope.
Additional Information:
Jonas Edward Salk:
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He was an American Virologist and Medical Researcher.
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Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine.
Joseph Goebbels:
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He was a German Nazi politician and philologist.
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He was the Gauleiter (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945.
