Question

who are the 9 scientists that contributed in the cell theory?

Answer 1

1)Hooke first to identify cells
2)Leeuwenhoek made better lenses, observed in better detail
3) Schleiden first to note that plants are made of cells
4) Schwann all living things are made of cells
5) Virchow all cells come from other cells
6) Henry Dutrochet suggested that all living things were made up of cells, but did not understand the actual nature of living cells
7) Robert Brown described a small round body in all plant cells and named it nucleus
8) Purkinje used the term protoplasm for the jelly-like material that fills the cells
9) Felix Dujardin described unicellular organisms
10) Max Schuitze defined protoplasm as the living stuff of cells and it was found in cells of all kinds of organisms
11) Vonliebig determined that protoplasm consists mainly of water, with the rest composed of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates

Answer 2

Leeuwenhoek was the father of protistology.