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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek is considered the father of microscopy because of the advances he made in microscope design and use. -
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke was the first to study and record cells by using a microscope. -
Matthias Schleiden
Was a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory. -
Theodor Schwann
was a German physiologist. His many contributions to biology include the development of cell -
Rudolf Virchow
German physiologist and founder of the theory of the cellular structure of animal organisms -
Lynn Margulis
Is an American biologist and University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts
