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The Cell Theory

  • Zacharias Jansen

    Zacharias Jansen

    He ivented the optical telescope and compound microscope.
  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke

    He first observed cells.
  • Anton Van Leewennhoek

    Anton Van Leewennhoek

    He made over 500 microscopes.
  • Matthias Schleiden

    Matthias Schleiden

    He wrote Contributions to Phytogenesis, in which he stated that the different parts of the plant organism are composed of cells.
  • Theodor Schwann

    Theodor Schwann

    He realized that all living things are made up of cells, like animals.
  • Rudolph Virchow

    Rudolph Virchow

    Cells can only come from other living cells.