History of Microbiology

Girolamo Francastro He suggest that invisible organisms may cause disease.

Robert Hooke publishes his discovery of cells and sees he first microorganism.

Antony Leewenhoek observed the first bacteria.
He was observing the lake water and found these organisms. This sparked a start to microbiology.

Edward Jenner introduced the vaccination of smallpox.

Mathias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann propose that all organisms are composed of cells.

J. Henle Proposes the germs are the cause of diseases.

John Snow demonstrates the epidemic spread of cholera through a contaminated water supply.

Louis Pasteur develops pasteurization to destroy organisms in wine.

Robert Koch demonstrates that a bacterium causes anthrax.

Robert Koch introduces pure culture techniques in the laboratory.