Who Discovered Cell and How

Who Discovered Cell And How?

The cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 using a microscope. The first cell theory is credited to the work of Theodor Schwann and Matthias Jakob Schleiden in the 1830s.

Theodor Schwann

Theodor Schwann (German pronunciation: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈʃvan]; 7 December 1810 – 11 January 1882) was a German physician and physiologist. His most significant contribution to biology is considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals.

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and Matthias Jakob Schleiden

Matthias Jakob Schleiden

He became professor of botany at the University of Dorpat in 1863. He concluded that all plant parts are made of cells and that an embryonic plant organism arises from the one cell.

Who discovered the cell and how class 9?

Robert Hooke

Question 1. Who discovered cells, and how? Answer: Robert Hooke discovered cells in 1665 while examining a thin slice of cork through a self-designed microscope.
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