The cell theory
By makaela supplee
Robert Hooke January 1, 1653
Robert Hooke was looking at a thin cutting of cork, he saw an empty space contain by a wall. He calculated all the cells in a cubic inch that comes out to be 1,259,712,000. He recorded all of his observations and drawings in micrographia. He came to the topic of microscopes.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was fascinated by Robert Hookes work he decided to try it. Later on Anton made microscopes that could magnify about 250x. It inspired him with Hookes 50x microscopes. Anton report of globules in the cell was probably one of the first sightings of cell nuclei.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek January 1, 1682
Theodor Schwann January 1, 1839
In the mid 1800s Theodor wrote that cells were formed by crystallization of inanimate material inside the cell.
Matthias Schleiden 1804-1881
Matthias was planning on studying botany. So he taught at university of Jena, from 1839-1862. Shortly after that he was investigating plants and noticed cells. He liked it so he started the cell theory on plants.
Rudolf Virchow October 13 1821 to September 5 1905
Rudolf was a German doctor. He was an anthropologist and a pathologist. He was known for his very accurate and great achievements. He also had a nickname it was " Father Of Panthology." He had many great achievements.
Cell theory
Famous people in the cell theory
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