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It is believed that Zacharias Jansen's father, Hans, helped him build the first microscope in 1595. Zacharias wrote to a Dutch diplomat, William Boreel, about the invention. When the physician of the French king inquired about the invention in the 1650's, Boreel recounted the design of the microscope.
Q: What inventor perfected the microscope and was the first person to see a microorganism? A. Ambroise ParÃ©, B. Andreas Vesalius, C. Robert Boyle, D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek