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The Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis is a
hospital in
Amsterdam
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, the
Netherlands
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, that specialises in
oncology
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: the diagnosis and treatment of
cancer
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. The hospital forms one half of a combined organisation with the
Netherlands Cancer Institute
The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) in Amsterdam was founded in 1913 by, among others, the surgeon Jacob Rotgans.
The NKI, together with the Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis, is formed into the NKI-AVL, which combines a scientific research i ...
(NKI), the NKI-AVL. The NKI-AVL is located in
Amsterdam-Slotervaart at the Plesmanlaan next to the
Slotervaartziekenhuis and the Amsterdam
blood bank
A blood bank is a center where blood gathered as a result of blood donation is stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a department of a hospital usually within a Clinical Pathology laborat ...
(Sanquin).
The hospital is named after
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek ( ; ; 24 October 1632 – 26 August 1723) was a Dutch microbiologist and microscopist in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. A largely self-taught man in science, he is commonly known as " the ...
(1632–1723), who is primarily known in the medical community as one of the first successful developers of
microscope
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s.
History
Surgeon and professor Jacob Rotgans, publisher J.H. de Bussy and pathology professor W.M. de Vries took the initiative in founding the hospital in 1913, right after the formation of the Netherlands Cancer Institute. A national
fundraising campaign was held for a new oncological institute. By 26 May 1914, 315,000
Dutch guilders
The guilder ( nl, gulden, ) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from the 15th century until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro.
The Dutch name ''gulden'' was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning "golden", and reflects the fact that, wh ...
had been raised, that were partially invested in founding a clinic named the "Antoni van Leeuwenhoek-huis" at the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam. Initially, there was room for a maximum of seventeen patients.
In 1929, the organisation relocated to the former Military Hospital at the
Sarphatistraat
The Sarphatistraat is a street in the center of Amsterdam between Frederiksplein and Oostenburgergracht at the Cruquiuskade.
The street crosses the Amstel and forms an almost long connection between the southern part of the Grachtengordel and the ...
. After all NKI research departments had been established in Slotervaart since 1979, the hospital was moved there as well.
References
External links
Official websiteHistorad. 100 jaar radiotherapie in het Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1913-2016)
Hospitals in the Netherlands
Cancer hospitals
Organisations based in Amsterdam
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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