Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. was an Ulster-Scot physician and collector, notable for bequeathing his collection to the British nation which became the foundation of the British Museum. He also invented milk chocolate and gave his name to Sloane Square in London. Wikipedia
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In his long life, the noted physician, scientist and collector Sir Hans Sloane amassed one of the greatest collections of plants, animals, antiquities, coins and many other objects of his time. www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/sloane-herbarium...
Hans Sloane was a doctor who collected curiosities with a passion. Although he always hoped society would benefit, he would be astonished at the scale of the enterprise he startedâ ... Hans Sloane was one of the great men of early eighteenth-century www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/bi...
Sir Hans Sloane , based in London, offers clients a bespoke chocolate portfolio. Customers work with the firm's master chocolatier, Bill McCarrick , to discover which types and flavours of chocolate they enjoy most. Much like an expert vintner helps cli www.springwise.com/food_beverage/bespoke_chocolate_portfo...
Born in Ireland, Sloane rose from humble origins. He moved to London to study medicine then continued his education in France, at the University of Orange. Back in London he was elected to the Royal Society at the tender age of 25, and elected to the Ro www.strangescience.net/sloane.htm
Little is known for definite about Hans' childhood, except that he attended school in Killyleagh with his elder brothers, where he studied Latin - which would seem to suggest quite a high standard of education for a school, in what was then, a mere villag www.ulstersociety.org/resources/newulster/1992/sloane.html