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Archive for April 16th, 2010

Happy Birthday to Sir Hans Sloane!

Friday, April 16th, 2010

One of my favourite people from history, Hans Sloane, was born 350 years ago today on 16 April 1660. He went on to have a varied and successful career as a physician, botanist, collector, and traveller. The immense collection of objects and books which he left to the nation after his death in 1753 was [...]

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