Hans Sloane

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.

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Who was born first?

• Hans Sloane was born 1 year after Jakob Roggeveen
• Hans Sloane was born 1 year before Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
• Hans Sloane was born 2 years after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
• Hans Sloane was born 8 years after Cornelis de Bruijn
• Hans Sloane was born 9 years after William Dampier

Timeline

1. William Dampier1651 – March 1715
2. Cornelis de Bruijn1652–1727
3. Antoine de la Mothe CadillacMarch 5, 1658 – October 16, 1730
4. Jakob RoggeveenFebruary 1, 1659 – January 31, 1729
5. Hans Sloane (this page)April 16, 1660 – January 11, 1753
6. Pierre Le Moyne d'IbervilleJuly 16, 1661 – July 9, 1706

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