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The Leeuwenhoek Medal, established in 1877 in honor of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, is granted every ten years to the microbiologist judged to have made the most significant contribution to microbiology during the preceding ten years. 

The Leeuwenhoek Medal winners have been:

  • C.G. Ehrenberg, Germany
  • F. Cohn, Poland
  • L. Pasteur, France
  • M.W. Beijerinck, Sir D. Bruce, United Kingdom,
  • F. d’Herelle, Egypt
  • S. Nikolaevitch Winogradsky, France
  • S.A. Waksman, United States
  • A. Lwoff, France
  • C.B. van Niel, United States
  • R.Y. Stanier, France
  • C.R. Woese, United States. 
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