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Zacharius Jansen
Invented the micscope. -
Robert Hooke
Designed his own microscope and discoverd matter made up of what he called cells. -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Describes bacteria found in lake water and in his own mouth -
Matthias J. Schleiden
Cell theory as applied to plants. Located the nucleus in plants cells. -
Theodor Schwann
published the cell theory as applied to animals.Belived plant and animal cells shared common chracteristcs. Realized that if the nucleus was important in plant cells, it should also be in animal cells -
Gregor Johann Mendel
Am Austrian monk, began experiments with pea plants. He later became known as the "father of genetics." -
Rudolf Virchow/Robert Remark
discoverd that cells came from preexisting cells. (idea originated from Remark, but not acceptred until Virchow proposed it)
