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Robert Hooke
He veiwed a piece of cork under the microscope and noticed these sort of pore shaped things under the microscope, but eventually renamed the "pores" cells becasue they reminded him of the rooms that munks stayed in. -
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Cell Theory
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Leeuwenhoek
After making an improved microscope, he discovered bacteria cells in a sample of his saliva that he looked at under a microsope. -
Dujardin
First to state that cells are not hallow. Disproved the idea that big animals have the same cells as small animals. First to name single-celled organisms. -
Schleiden
Discovered that plants are made of cells. Cofounder of cell theory. -
Shwann
Discovered that all animals are made up of cells. -
Dutrochet
Stated that cells are the basic unit of life, and that all cells come from other pre-existing cells. Discovered osmosis and diffusion. -
Virchow
Stated that ALL living things come from other living things, and all cells come from cells.
