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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BORN- was a Dutch tradesman and scientist from Delft, Netherlands. He is known as "the Father of Microbiology" and the first microbiologist. He is best known for his work on the improvement of the microscope and for his work towards the discovery of microbiology. he was the first to observe single celled organisms, muscle fiber, bacteria, spermatozoa and blood flow in capillaries. -
Robert Hooke
BORN- Looked at a speciment of cork through a microscope and noticed is had many boxes, or cells. He believed these worked as containers for the "noble juices" of the cork. -
Robert Hooke
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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Matthias Schleiden
BORN- Schleiden preferred to study plant structure under the microscope. JHe wrote Contributions to Phytogenesis , where he stated that the different parts of the plant organism are composed of cells. He recognized the importance of the cell nucleus, and realized its connection with cell division. -
Theador Schwann
BORN- he was a German physiologist. His many work toward biology includes the development of cell theory, the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the term metabolism. -
Rudolf Virchow
BORN- was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician, known for his work for public health. He is considered one of the founders of social medicine. In 1855, Rudolf Virchow proposed an important extension of cell theory that "All living cells arise from pre-existing cells". This statement has become what is known as the "Biogenic law". -
Matthias Schleiden
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Theador Schwann
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Rudolf Virchow
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Lynn Margulis
BORN-She is best known for her theory on the origin of eukaryotic organelles, and her contributions to the endosymbiotic theory,which is now generally accepted for how certain organelles were formed.
