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Birth of Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was born on October 24th, 1632 in Delft, Netherlands. He is commonly known as the "Father of Microbiology." -
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Robert Hooke is Born
On July 18th, 1635 Robert Hooke was born. He would end up being known as the "English Father of Microbiology." -
Hooke Named Curator of Experiments
In 1662 Hooke was named Curator of Experiments of the newly formed Royal Society of London. -
Anton Makes Microscopes
At some time before 1668, Antony van Leeuwenhoek learned to grind lenses, then he made simple microscopes, and began observing with them. -
Pond Scum Discovery
1673: He looked at pond scum under a microscope and discovered small organisms he called animalcules or little animals. (Protists) -
Discovery of Bacteria
(Actually Unknown Date) But in 1676, Anton van Leeunwenhock discovers bateria. -
Death of Robert Hooke
On March 3rd, 1703, Robert Hooke died at the age of 70. But not before accoplishments such as... He observed pieces of cork from the bark of a cork tree under the microscope; His observations led him to coin the word “cell" ; “Cell”- means little rooms in Latin; He compared the small boxes to the small rooms that monks lived in.
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Death of Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Anton van Leeuwenhoek died at age 90 (Which was AMAZING for his time period) on August 30th, 1723. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara de May, who died in 1666. He had 6 children with her before he died and had one more with his second wife Cornelia Swalimus. -
Birth of Matthias Schleiden
On April 5, 1804, Matthias Schleiden was born. He was a German botanist; He Discovered that all plants were made of cells; and contributed to the creation of the cell theory. -
Birth of Theodore Schwan
On December 7th,1810, Theordore Schwan was born. He was a German zoologist; He concluded that all animals are made of cells; and contributed to the creation of the cell theory. -
Birth of Rudolph Virchow
On October 13th, 1882, Rudolph Virchow was born. He was a German Pathologist; He is known as the "Father of Pathology"; and discovered that all living cells come only from other living cells. -
Matthias Schleiden earned his PhD
In 1826, Matthias Schleiden earned his PhD -
Matthias Schleiden Attempts Suicide
Schleiden was a lawyer in his hometown of Hamburg. This work was unsatisfactory for him and very successful. He had constantly growing depression which led to the fact that in 1832 he shot a bullet into his head. He was saved and decided to change his life from scratch. -
Schwan Called to the Chair of Anatomy
In 1838, Schwan was called to the chair of anatomy at the Roman Catholic university of Louvain, where he remained for nine years. -
Virchow Gets a Scholarship
In 1839, Virchow received a scholarship from the Prussian Military Academy, where he was given the opportunity to study medicine in preparation for a career as an army physician. -
Virchow Publishes "Omnis Cellula e Cellula"
In 1855, at the age of 34, Virchow published his now famous aphorism “omnis cellula e cellula” (“every cell stems from another cell”). -
Death of Matthias Schleiden
On June 24, 1881 Matthias Scheiden diesd at age 77. -
Death of Theodore Schwan
On January 11th, 1882 Theodore Schwan died at the age of 71. -
Death of Rudolph Virchow
On September 5, 1902, Rudolph Virchow died.
