Sir Hans Sloane

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Sir Hans Sloane was an Irish-born physician and collector whose vast assemblage of books, manuscripts, and natural curiosities formed the core of the British Museum and significantly advanced 18th-century scientific knowledge.

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Sir Hans Sloane canonical 12
Hans Sloane 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish-born person ⓘ
antiquary ⓘ
baronet ⓘ
collector ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
physician ⓘ
birthDate 1660-04-16 ⓘ
birthPlace Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland ⓘ
collectionDonatedTo British Library ⓘ
British Museum ⓘ
Natural History Museum, London ⓘ
collectionSize over 71,000 objects ⓘ
deathDate 1753-01-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Chelsea, London, England ⓘ
educatedAt Apothecaries' Hall, London ⓘ
University of London (medical training context) ⓘ
University of Montpellier ⓘ
University of Orange ⓘ
University of Paris ⓘ
linked to: La Sorbonne
fieldOfWork botany ⓘ
collecting ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
fullName Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
honorificTitle Sir ⓘ
influenced development of public museums in Britain ⓘ
introducedToBritain use of drinking chocolate with milk ⓘ
knownFor advancing 18th-century scientific knowledge ⓘ
forming the core collection of the British Library ⓘ
forming the core collection of the British Museum ⓘ
forming the core collection of the Natural History Museum, London ⓘ
large collection of books, manuscripts, and natural curiosities ⓘ
legacy Sloane Square in London named after him ⓘ
Sloane Street in London named after him ⓘ
memberOf Royal College of Physicians ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
nationality Irish ⓘ
notableWork A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica ⓘ
occupation antiquary ⓘ
collector ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
physician ⓘ
positionHeld President of the Royal College of Physicians ⓘ
President of the Royal Society ⓘ
physician to King George I ⓘ
physician to King George II ⓘ
residence Chelsea, London ⓘ
royalAppointment physician to the royal household ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Langley Rose ⓘ
title 1st Baronet ⓘ
traveledFor medical practice in Jamaica ⓘ
traveledTo Jamaica ⓘ

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British Museum → founder → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
Sloane Square → namedAfter → Hans Sloane ⓘ
linked to: Sir Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane → fullName → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
Richard Mead → associatedWith → Hans Sloane ⓘ
subject linked to: Dr. Richard Mead
linked to: Sir Hans Sloane
Chelsea Old Church → associatedWith → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
Sloane Street → namedAfter → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
Georg Joseph Kamel → correspondedWith → Hans Sloane ⓘ
linked to: Sir Hans Sloane
University of Orange → associatedWith → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
University of Orange → notableStudent → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
University of Orange → hasNotableAlumni → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
Sir Hans Sloane → name → Hans Sloane ⓘ
linked to: Sir Hans Sloane
Elizabeth Langley Rose → spouse → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
Elizabeth Langley Rose → marriedTo → Sir Hans Sloane ⓘ
Sloane Square → namedAfter → Hans Sloane ⓘ
subject linked to: Sloane Square, London, England
linked to: Sir Hans Sloane
Martin Lister → hasNotableStudentOrAssociate → Hans Sloane ⓘ
linked to: Sir Hans Sloane