Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet was an Anglo-Irish physician, naturalist, and collector. He had a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum, the British Library, and the Natural History Museum, London.
- Occupation
- physician, botanist, ornithologist, zoologist
- Position held
- President of the Royal Society
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom
- Born
- April 16, 1660, April 10, 1660
- Died
- January 11, 1753, January 11, 1752
