Question

who was the first person to see a cell?

Answer 1

Hey, @ursula_hhh ,

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I believe the first person to see a cell was Robert Hooke.

You can go a little more in depth and take a look at this site. It's got a little bit of information on cell theory and includes a cell theory time line.

http://www.cpschools.com/schools/osm/theory.htm

Answer 2

Robert Hooke
Cells of course were discovered much earlier. The first person to see a cell was Robert Hooke. He used a very primitive microscope, but when he was looking at cork cells under the microscope he saw cells for the first time.