hi By VoicesInThePark Period: 1585 to 1585 Zacharius Jansen Was Born Period: 1590 to 1600 He Made The Optical Microscopes This started and help research about cells Period: Sep 24, 1632 to 1632 Anton von Leeuwenhoek 24 October 1632 Period: Jul 27, 1635 to 1635 Robert Hooke Was Born 28 July 1635 Period: 1665 to 1665 1665 The cell was first discovered and named by Robert Hooke in 1665. Period: 1666 to 1666 one of the first microscopists and microbiologists. one of the first microscopists and microbiologists.