Cell Theory Timeline

By mia.mcpherson
  • Hans and Zacharias Janssen

    Hans and Zacharias Janssen

    produced first compund microscope
  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke

    Found cells and came up with the term of cells
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    discovered bacteria
  • Matthias Schleiden

    Matthias Schleiden

    discovered that plant parts are made of cells
  • Theodor Schwann

    Theodor Schwann

    discovered that animal parts are made of cells
  • Rudolph Virchow

    Rudolph Virchow

    stated that all living cells come only from other living cells