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Jun 28, 1580
Zacharias Jansen
Zacharias jansen was bor in the hahue in 1580. His parents are Hans Martens and Maeyken Meertens. Zacharias jansen is well know for being the inventer of the telescope.Zacharias also may have invented the micro scope but thats more of a dabate then a fact. -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie van leeuwnhoek was born October 24 1632 and died August 26 1723 (aged 90.) He was considered to be the first microbiologist. He is best known for his work on the improvements of the microscope and for his contributions towards the establishment of microbiology. -
Robet Hooke
Robert hooke was born July 28, 1635. After Jansen made his invention, Hooke made his own microscopy. Hooke is also known for the Hooke law and cell theory. -
Carl von Linnaeus
Born May 23 1707 Died 10 January 1778 (aged 70.)Carl Linnaeus after his ennoblement as About this sound Carl von Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature. -
Matthias_Jakob_Schleiden
Born 5 April 1804 and died 23 June 1881 (aged 77.) Born in Hamburg, Schleiden was educated at Heidelberg, then practiced law in Hamburg, but soon developed his love for the botany into a full-time pursuit. Schleiden preferred to study plant structure under the microscope. -
Theodor Schwann
Theodor Schwann was born December 7 1810 died January 11 1882 (age 71.)Schwan is very well known for his work on the cell theory. He even has one of the cells he study named after him (Schwann cells.) -
Rudulf Virchow
Rudulf was born OCtober 13 1821 and died September 5 1902 (aged 80.) Virchow was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician, known for his advancement of public health. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" because his work helped to discredit humorism, bringing more science to medicine. He is also considered one of the founders of social medicine.
