Question

Which scientists directly contributed to the evidence for the cell theory?

Answer 1

Hooke, Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow contributed to the evidence for the cell theory, and the tenets of the cell theory.

Explanation:

Robert Hooke first described and named cells in the 17th century. During the 19th century, the cell theory was developed primarily by the German botanist Matthias Schleiden, the German physiologist Theodor Schwann, along with German doctor Rudolf Virchow.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/hooke.html
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthias-Jacob-Schleiden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Schwann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Virchow