Robert Hooke (1665): invented the compound microscope, discovered the cell, laid the first foundation for cell theory, Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1670s): discovered bacteria, protozoa, sperm cells, expanded the study of the cell and biology , Mattias Schleiden (1830s): discovered plants are made up of cells, was a botanist who studied plants, with Schwann, created cell theory, Theodor Schwann (1830s): animals are made up of cells, was a physiologist who studied muscles, with Schleiden, created cell theory, Rudolph Virchow (1855): cells are replicated by cells, had a great impact on medical science,

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