Hans Sloane (1660-1753)

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Name (English)
Hans Sloane
Short name
Hans Sloane
Year of birth
1660
Year of death
1753
Short Description
"Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet PRS FRS (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753), was an Irish physician, naturalist and collector noted for bequeathing his collection of 71,000 items to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum, the British Library and the Natural History Museum, London. He was elected to the Royal Society at the age of 24. Sloane travelled to the Caribbean in 1687 and documented his travels and findings with extensive publishings years later. Sloane was a renowned medical doctor among the aristocracy and was elected to the Royal College of Physicians by age 27. He is credited with creating drinking chocolate." - (en.wikipedia.org 07.06.2020)
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