Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet FRS, 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... Wikipedia
Born: April 16, 1660, Killyleagh, United Kingdom
Died: January 11, 1753 (age 92 years), Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Elisabeth Sloane (m. 1695)
Children: Elizabeth Sloane and Sarah Sloane
Grandchildren: Hans Stanley, Sarah Stanley, and Anne Stanley
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society (1685)
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