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cell theory: Quick Facts

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Side-by-side labeled diagrams of a typical animal cell and a plant cell, showing internal structures such as nucleus, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, and unique features like chloroplasts and cell wall in the plant cell.
Robert Hooke's drawings
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
Portrait of Theodor Schwann, a middle-aged man with short hair and sideburns, wearing a dark suit, waistcoat, and bow tie, facing slightly to the left.
Robert Hooke's Discovery: The Microscopic World of Cells
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Theodor Schwann
Theodor Schwann
German physiologist
Alexander Braun, engraving by Weger, c. 1875
Alexander Braun
German botanist
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
Matthias Jakob Schleiden
German botanist