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Cell Theory People
These are all the people who contributed to cell theory
Person | What they did |
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek | Built one of the world's first microscopes. In 1680, he discovered microscopic creatures that could not be seen by the naked eye. |
Robert Hooke | In 1665, He looked at thin slices of cork with a microscope and saw little empty boxes, which he called cells. In 1680, He proved Van Leeuwenhoek was right when Hooke repeater Van Leeuwenhoek's pepper water experiment. |
Matthias Schleiden | In 1838, he studied plant parts under a microscope and concluded that all plants were made of cells |
Theodor Schwann | In 1839, he studied animal parts under a microscope and concluded that all living things were made of cells. |
Rudolph Virchow | In 1854, he studied all types of cells and concluded that all cells come from existing cells. |