GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
832
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-937)
Name
Hans Sloane
Title
Sir
Gender
Male
Lived
b. 1660-04-16 d. 1753-01-11 (new)
Manuscripts
Source of Data
Richard Snoddy; Jennifer Farooq; Adam Richter
Biographical Sources Consulted
British Library Online Catalogue; ODNB (Article: 25730)
Other note
Physician, natural philosopher, and collector of manuscripts, which were purchased at his death as part of the founding collection of the British Library. He became Secretary of the Royal Society in 1693, and later served as its President (1727-1741).
GEMMS record created
November 5, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024