


German physician Rudolph Virchow in 1850’s Ĭell size is limited.All cells come only from preexisting cells.German zoologist Theodor Schwann in 1839.German botanist Matthais Schleiden in 1838.Originated from the work of biologists Schleiden and Schwann in 1838-9.Early studies of cells were conducted by - Mathias Schleiden (1838) - Theodor Schwann (1839) Cell Theory In 1665, the English scientist Robert Hooke coined the term “cellulae” for the small box-like structures he saw while examining a thin slice of cork under a microscope.Ĭells were discovered in 1665 by Robert Hooke.

All cells are related by their descent from earlier cells.Cell structure is correlated to cellular function.The cell is the simplest collection of matter that can live.
