Robert Hooke
He found out cells exist by looking at cork under a microscope.

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Invented the microscope and that cells live and breathe.

Matthias Schleiden

He discovered that all plants have cells.



Theodor Schwann

He discovered that all animals have their own cells.

Rudolph Virchow

Discovered that all cells come form existing cells.


Charles Darwin

Wrote "Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection". He created the theory of evolution and studied finches and mockingbirds at the Galapagos Islands.

Major Scientists