Question

Who coined the term cell and how ?

Answer 1

the term cell was coined by Robert Hooke.
Hooke had discovered plant cells .He saw a series of walled boxes, reminded him of the cells of a monastery. Hooke actually saw was the dead cell walls of plant cells .

Answer 2

An English scientist Robert Hooke discovered the cell in 1665.

He observed slices of cork under his self- designed crude microscope.