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Who was the first scientist to discover the bacteria

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Robert Hook was the first scientist to discover the bacteria.

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Answer:

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek first observed bacteria in the year 1676, and called them 'animalcules' (from Latin 'animalculum' meaning tiny animal).

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