Hans Sloane

Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, PRS (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753) was an Ulster-Scot physician and collector. He donated his collection to the British nation. This collection became the beginning of the British Museum. He also created chocolate milk. Sloane Square in London is named for him.

Hans Sloane Media

Hans Sloane00.jpg

Title page, Sloane's Voyage to Jamaica, 1725
Acta Eruditorum - III botanica fisica, 1710 – BEIC 13375088.jpg

Illustration from critique of the first volume of A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, published in Acta Eruditorum, 1710
Hans Sloane by Stephen Slaughter, 1736, National Portrait Gallery, London.JPG

Hans Sloane by Stephen Slaughter, 1736, National Portrait Gallery, London
Arms of Sloane of Chelsea.png

The coat of arms of Sir Hans Sloane
Old and new London - a narrative of its history, its people, and its places (1873) (14778355285).jpg

The Tudor House of his Chelsea Manor.
Bust of Sir Hans Sloane (1730s) by Michael Rysbrack, currently housed in the British Museum in London (cropped).jpg

Bust of Sloane by Michael Rysbrack (1730s) in the British Museum
Hans Sloane bust.jpg

Bust by Michael Rysbrack, main foyer, British Library
Sir Hans Sloane Monument.jpg

Sloane's monument at Chelsea Old Church
Hans Crescent on Harrods copy.jpg

Hans Crescent street-sign on Harrods building, Knightsbridge