Father of microbiology?

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QUESTION

Father of microbiology?

OPTIONS

(A) Peter Medawar
(B) Edward Jenner
(C) Anton Von Leuwenhoek
(D) Robert Koch

ANSWER

(C) Anton Von Leuwenhoek

EXPLANATION

Anton van Leeuwenhoek is commonly called the father of microbiology because he was the first to observe and describe microorganisms using microscopes of his own construction. Therefore option C is correct; Robert Koch made foundational contributions to medical bacteriology, Jenner to vaccination, and Medawar to transplantation immunology.

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