For all things Sloan(e) see "The Sloan Guy's" site at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fmitchel/sloan/ | |||||||||||||||||
Patrick Sloan from the Grove, Annalong, Co. Down. Date of arrival in U.S. 11/1/1919 - Port of arrival Malone, NY. | |||||||||||||||||
Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, PRS (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753) was an Ulster-Scot physician and collector, notable for bequeathing his collection to the British nation which became the foundation of the British Museum. He also invented milk chocolate and gave his name to Sloane Square in London.
| Sloane was born in 1660, the year that Britain's experiment with republicanism ended and the flamboyant reign of Charles II began. This was the 'Age of Reason' when scientists such as Isaac Newton were questioning and seeking order in the natural world. Voyages of discovery were opening up new environments to Europeans. In this year the Royal Society was founded to bring together scientists for weekly meetings where they could witness experiments and discuss scientific topics. Sir Hans Sloane was to be President of the Society from 1727 to 1741. As a child in Killyleagh, Ireland, Sloane became a keen observer of nature. In later life he recalled how he had 'from my Youth been very much pleas'd with the study of Plants and other Parts of Nature'. He had noted, for instance, the local people's habit of chewing dulse (a seaweed) as a cure for scurvy.
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