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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
Zacharias, with the help of his dad, Hans, is believed to be the first investigator to invent the compound microscope. -
Robert Hooke
Robert, known as the "English Father of Microscopy", invented the word "cell", and wrote and published "Micrographia". -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Anton was looking at pond scum under a microscope when he discovered small organisms known as animalcules or Protists. -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Anton discoved bacteria. -
Matthias Schleiden
Matthias discovered that al plants were made of cells and he contributed to the creation of the cell theory. -
Theodor Schwann
Theodor deduced that all animals are made of cells and contributed to the formation of the cell theory. -
Rudolph Virchow
He is known as the "Father of Pathology." He also discoved that all living cells come only from other living cells.
