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Period: Sep 4, 1550 to
Cell Thoery History
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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
Invented the first compound microscope by placing two lenses inside of a tube. -
Robert Hooke
He looked at cork through a compound microscope and observed tiny room-like structures that reminded him of the "cells" that monks lived in. Therefore these structures became known as cells. The cork cells where not alive so he only saw the cell wall. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
He was the first person to see and describe bacteria while looking through a microscope. He is considered the father of microbiology.He looked at many different things through his microscope (teeth scapings, rainwater, blood) and observed living cells which he called "animalcules" -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
The first scientist ever to give a detailed description of red blood cells. -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
The first scientist ever to give a detailed description of human spermatozoa or to see single-celled bacteria and protozoa. -
Matthias Schleiden
Co founder of the cell theory. He viewed plant parts under a microscope and discovered that plant parts are made of cells. -
Theodor Schwann
Co founder of the cell theory. He viewed animal parts under a microscope and discovered that animals were made up of cells. -
Rudolph Virchow
He stated that all living cells come only from other living cells. This helped tyo disprove the theory of spontaneous generation.
