Hans Sloane
1660–1753
Physician and collector. Founded the Chelsea Physic Garden, 1721. Bequeathed his collections to the nation in 1753, leading to the foundation of the British Museum in 1754.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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