Notable residents Among the well-known scientists originating from South Holland are: Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695), mathematician, physicist, astronomer and inventor Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), father of microbiology and developer of the microscope Desiderius Erasmus, philosopher and humanist.
Notable residents Among the w?ell-known scientists originating from South Holland are: Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695), mathematician, physicist, astronomer and inventor Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), father of mi!crobiology and developer of the microscope Desiderius Erasmus, philosopher and humanist.