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Hans and Zacharias Janssen
Combined two convex lenses within a tube, thus constructing the fore runner of the compound microscope -
Robert Hooke
Described microscopic structure of familiar substances including the cellular structure of cork. -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Improved the polishing of lens of short focal lengths to improve magnification -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Discovered Bacteria -
Lorenz Oken
Stated thate all living things originate from and consist of cells -
Robert Brown
Published his observations reporting the discovery and widespread occurrence of nuclei to cells -
Matthias Schleiden
Discovered that plants parts are made of cells -
Theodor Schwann
Discovered that animal parts are made of cells -
Rudolph Virchow
Stated that all living cells come only from other living cells
