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Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet FRS (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753), was an Anglo-Irish physician, naturalist, and collector, with a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum, the British Library, and the Natural History Museum, London.
Learn about the life and legacy of Hans Sloane, a seventeenth-century doctor and naturalist who amassed a vast collection of plants, animals and artefacts. Explore his travels to Jamaica, his publications, his role in the Royal Society and his links to slavery.
Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753) was born in Killyleagh, Ulster, in the North of Ireland, in relatively modest circumstances as the third son of migrants from Ayrshire in Scotland. Inspired by a childhood interest in natural history and his Protestant upbringing, he studied medicine and botany in London, Paris and Montpellier, taking his MD from Orange.
Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet (born April 16, 1660, Killyleagh, County Down, Ire.—died Jan. 11, 1753, London, Eng.) was a British physician and naturalist whose collection of books, manuscripts, and curiosities formed the basis for the British Museum in London.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sir Hans Sloane Bt was, in the last millennium, one of the British Isles' most influential figures in medicine and the natural sciences. He was the man after whom London streets were named - Sloane Street, Sloane Square and Hans Street. The name “Hans” was fashionable at the time in Scotland, and occurred in Scots Irish settlers.
- Stanley A Hawkins
- Ulster Med J. 2010 Jan; 79(1): 25-29.
- 2010
- 2010/01
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Hans Sloane, the founder of the Natural History Museum's collections. Explore his botanical discoveries in Jamaica, his chocolate recipe, and his published works.
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Jan 12, 2023 · Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was the greatest collector of his time. Born in the north of Ireland, Sloane made his fortune as a physician to London's wealthiest residents and through investment in land and slavery.
