N the 1600s, which scientist discovered microbes in pond water by using a microscope? Theodor schwann robert hooke anton van leeuwenhoek matthias schleiden

Anton Von Leeuwenhoek in 1674, observed a drop of pond water under a microscope. He observed living microbes like bacteria and protozoa. He is commonly known as ''the Father of Microbiology" and he is the first microscopists and microbiologists.