How did Anthony van Leeuwenhoek die?

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1. James Augustus
   

   Anthony van Leeuwenhoek died at the age of 90. No one knows about the exact reason of his death. He was born in Delft, Netherlands on October 24, 1632 and died on August 26, 1723. He is commonly considered as "the Father of Microbiology", and known to be the first microbiologist. He has contributed a lot towards the establishment of microbiology.
   Van Leeuwenhoek has provided more than 500 optical lenses. He also created at least 250 microscopes, of differing types, of which only nine survive. His microscopes were made of silver or copper frames, retaining hand-ground lenses. Those that have survived are capable of magnification higher to 275 times. It is suspected that Van Leeuwenhoek possessed numerous microscopes which could zoom up to 500 times. Although he has been widely supposed as a dilettante or amateur, his scientific research was of remarkably high quality.
   Van Leeuwenhoek's main discoveries are:
   • The infusoria (protists according to zoological classification), in 1674
   • The bacteria, (e.g. large Selenomonads from the human mouth), in 1676
   • The spermatozoa in 1677. Van Leeuwenhoek had troubles with Dutch theologists come seal his practice.
   • The banded configuration of muscular fibers, in 1682.
   In 1687 he reported his research on the coffee bean. He roasted the bean, cut it into slices and saw a spongeous interior. The bean was pressed, and oil appeared. He boiled the coffee with rain water two times, set it aside (and perhaps drank it slowly).
    

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2. Guest4383562
   

   anton van leeuwenhoek died of an unknown cause

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