History of Microbiology

• Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)

• The credit for having first observed and reported bacteria belongs to
Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
• Louis Pasteur (1822-95)
• Father of microbiology—Louis Pasteur is known as “Father of
microbiology” because his contribution led to the development of
microbiology as a separate scientific discipline.
• Joseph Lister (1827-1912)
• Father of modern surgery—He established the guiding principle of
antisepsis for good surgical practice and was milestone in the
evolution of surgical practice from the era of ‘laudable pus’ to modern
aseptic techniques.
• Robert Koch (1843-1910)
• Robert Koch was the German physician. The first direct demonstration
of the role of bacteria in carrying disease came by the study of
anthrax by Koch. Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1905, Robert Koch is
known as “Father of bacteriology”.
• PAUL EHRLICH (1854-1915)
• Paul Ehrlich, an outstanding German Scientist and genius of
extraordinary activity also known as “Father of chemotherapy”.
• Edward Jenner (1749-1823)
• The first scientific attempts at artificial immunizations in the late
eighteenth century by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) from England.
• Edward Jenner is known as the “Father of immunology”.