who was the first person acknowledged to have seen living, moving cells by using a microscope?
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (/ËleÉªvÉnhÊk/ , [ÉnËtoËni vÉn ËleËuÉ(n)ËÉ¦uk]. ; October 24, 1632 â August 26, 1723) was a Dutch tradesman and scientist. He is commonly known as  the Father of Microbiology , and considered to be the first microbiologist.