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Robert Kooke
He made a primitve microscope and used it to look at a thin piece of cork. -
Antony van leeuwenhoek
he was a fabric merchant from holland. he was interested in lenses and used them to count threads in wovencloth. -
Charles- francois brisseaude mirble
was a french botanist (a scientist who studies plants) -
Jean-baptiste Lamarck
was a french soldier and professor. Lamarck observed that all living things (plants or animals) are made up of cellular tissue. -
Robert brown
was a scottish botanist. he named the cell nucleus while viewing orchid epidermal cells. the word "nucleus" is latin for "kernel" or "little nut". -
Matthias Schleiden
He was a german dotanist. during his studies, he began to formulate the cell theory for plants. in his published paper of 1838, schleiden proposed that all plants are composed of cells and the cell is the most basic unit of plant life. -
Theodor Schwann
he was a german physiologist (a scientist who studies living organisms). he discovered cells that surround and protet the axons of nerve cells. -
Rodolf Virchow
He was a german doctor. Virchows many discoveries include being the first to recognize leukemia. he also recognized the cell as the basic unit of structure and function in all living things and is known for his theory of 1858
