What did Matthias Schleiden contribute to our understanding of cells?

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Henry W.
Oct 7, 2016

Co-founded the first two tenets of the cell theory with Theodor Schwann.

Explanation:

Matthias Schleiden was a botanist and studied plant tissue, noticing the commonalities between all the different parts of plants; they were all composed of cells. With Schwann, he stated the first two tenets:

  1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.
  2. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organisation in all organisms.

The third tenet would arise from evidence gathered by Rudolf Virchow later on.

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