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wrote and illustrated the first comprehensive textbook of anatomy
was Brabantian anatomist and physician. studied at University of Pavia, Catholic University of Leuven, University of Paris and University of Padua he was born December 31, 1514 and died October 15, 1564. -
created first true compound microscope. was a Dutch spectacle-maker from Middelburg associated with the invention of the first optical telescope
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was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist.Contibuted largley in botany through his pioneering use of the microscope. he was born December 21, 1773
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helped in the development of the cell theory,discovered Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system studied at Humboldt University of Berlin.was also known for the discovery of the organic nature of yeast
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Schleiden studyied plant structure under the microscope. While a professor of botany at the University of Jena, he wrote Contributions to Phytogenesis also recognized the importance of the cell nucleus.
