Robert Hooke
Discovered/Named cells.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Discovered bacteria with teeth scrapings.
Zacharias Janssen
Created the first compound microscope.
Mattias Schleiden
Discovered that all plants are made of cells.
Theodor Schwann
Discovered that all animals are made of cells.
Rudolf Virchow
Stated that living cells must come from other cells.