Sloane Square in London named after him
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President of the Royal College of Physicians
President of the Royal Society
Royal Society fellow
collector
human
physician
Sir Hans Sloane was an influential 17th–18th century physician, naturalist, and collector whose vast collections helped found the British Museum and whose name is commemorated in several London landmarks.
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| Sir Hans Sloane | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
President of the Royal College of Physicians
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President of the Royal Society ⓘ Royal Society fellow ⓘ collector ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chelsea Physic Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1660-04-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County Down
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Killyleagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Chelsea Old Churchyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionDonatedTo |
British Library
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British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionsFormedBasisOf |
British Library
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British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1753-01-11 ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
Hans Place
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Sloane Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Sloane Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sloane Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Sloane Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sloane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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collecting ⓘ medicine ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| hasMonumentIn | Chelsea, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatueAt | Chelsea Physic Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundational collections of the British Library
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foundational collections of the British Museum ⓘ foundational collections of the Natural History Museum, London ⓘ large collection of books, manuscripts, and natural history specimens ⓘ popularizing drinking chocolate in Britain ⓘ promoting smallpox inoculation in Britain ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal College of Physicians
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Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Hans Sloane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
antiquary
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collector ⓘ naturalist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Royal College of Physicians
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President of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchased | Chelsea Physic Garden lease ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Chelsea, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Langley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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