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

Title page, Sloane's Voyage to Jamaica, 1725
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
The coat of arms of Sir Hans Sloane
The Tudor House of his Chelsea Manor.
Bust of Sloane by Michael Rysbrack (1730s) in the British Museum
Bust by Michael Rysbrack, main foyer, British Library
Sloane's monument at Chelsea Old Church
Hans Crescent street-sign on Harrods building, Knightsbridge