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1673- Used a handmade

microscope to observe pond


scum & discovered single- 1839- Johannes
1833- The Center
celled organisms 1838- German Botanist, Purkinje 1839- German
of the cell seen
Matthias Schleiden, concluded physiologist,
He called them Theodor Schwann,
Robert Brown, an that all plant parts are made of
“animalcules” who was a close
English Botanist, cells Stated that “the cell is friend of
He also observed blood discovered the the unit of function of Schleiden, stated
cells from fish, birds, frogs, nucleus in plant life that all animal
dogs, and humans cells. tissues are
composed of cells.
Therefore, it was known that
cells are found in animals as
well as plants

1858 -
1847- Interpreted 1845- studied the living cell and
Summarized other the developing
noticed it contained a material
theories "all cells embryo in terms
come from cells" of cell theory. called protoplasm
(foundation of Established cell
cellular theory.
pathology).

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