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Cell Theory

  • Hans and Zacharias

    Hans and Zacharias
    Hans and Zacharias both developed the first micrscope, They were the first people to look down a microscope and also the first people to make the microscope. The microscope got much attention, to the point where the king's physician was asking questions about the microscope.
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek
    Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to design the first practical microscope which allowed him to be the first person to observe bacteria, he also observed micro-organisms both living and not
  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke
    He spent 2000 pounds on equipment for microscopic research, He studied "petrified wood" by looking into the wood's cork and noticed that it had microscopic organisms this discovery ended up being the discovery of cell structure. He then studied fossils and compared them.
  • Matthias Schleiden

    Matthias Schleiden
    He was a German Botanist and a professional microscopist. He found out all plants have cells and also discovered the nucleus of plant cells
  • Theodor Schwann

    Theodor Schwann
    He was a German physiologist and a histologist, he was also a professor. During some of his studies, he discovered important things like, plants tissue and the fact that cells were vital to animals.
  • Rudolph Virchow

    Rudolph Virchow
    He was a German pathologist and made major discoveries about cells, He discovered that cells come from another, and also discovered that diseases are connected to cell theory