Cell theory timeline

1665- Robert Hooke

• Robert Hooke discovered the cellular composition of a cork and added the word "Cell" to sience.

1674 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• 1674 is when Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria from a sample of saliva from his mouth.

1826 - Joseph Jackson Lister

• In 1826 Joseph Jackson Lister developed an achromatic lens

1833 - Robert Brown

• In 1833 Robert Brown discovered the nucleus in the plant cell.

1838 - Matthias Schleiden

• 1838 is when Mattias Schleiden discovered that plants have cells.

1839 - Theodor Schwann

• Theodor Schwann
• 1839 is when Theodor Schwann discovered that Animals were made up of cells too!

1855 - Rudolph Virchow

• 1855 is when Rudolph Virchow stated that all living things come from other living things.

1890 - Rudolf Albert von Kolliker

• During 1890 Rudolf Albert von Kolliker Discovered that the cell has a membrane.