Cell theory and famous theorists

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  • Hans and Zacharias Janssen

    Hans and Zacharias Janssen

    Invented the compound microscope.
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    Timespan of cell theorists

  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke

    Looked at cork under a microscope and came up with the term cell.
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Looked at dental scrapings under a microscope and discovered bacteria, in which he called animacules.
  • Matthias Schleiden

    Matthias Schleiden

    Discovered plants are made of cells.
  • Theodor Schwann

    Theodor Schwann

    Discovered that animals are made of cells.
  • Rudolph Virchow

    Rudolph Virchow

    Stated that all cells come from other living cells.