Scientists that helped Pave the way to Cell Biology

Antony Von Leewnehoek

Oct 24, 1632

Discovered protists, bacteria,sperm cells, blood cells, mirocoscopic nemotodes, and rotiers. He discovered these things in 1716

Robert Hooke

Jul 18, 1635

Born on July 18, 1635 and died on March 1703. Know for is book Micrographia. Applied the word cell to describe the basic unit of life.

Henri Dutrochet

Nov 14, 1776

He discovered cell biology and cells in plants. He made the actual discovery of the process of osmosis.

Matthias Jakob Schleiden

Apr 5, 1804

Co-founder of the cell theory{1863}

Theodor Schwann

Dec 7, 1810

Was the founder of the development of cell theory, discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, discovered pepsin, discovered yeast, invented the name metabolism.

Rudolf Virchow

Oct 13, 1821

Founder of social medicine. He was the first to regonize leukemia cells.

Lynn Msargulis

Mar 5, 1938

She founded the eukoratic cells.