Hawkins Stanley A
Royal Group of Hospitals, The Belfast Trust, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA ,
Ulster Med J. 2010 Jan;79(1):25-9.
Sir Hans Sloane was born in Killyleagh, Co Down, the seventh and last son of Alexander Sloane. His father, who was of Scottish ancestry, had a long association with James Hamilton, Earl of Clanbrassil who had acquired the castle in Killyleagh and extensive estates in east Down. The Hamilton family took an interest in the education of the Sloane children, and much of the early tuition of Hans was conducted within the library of Killyleagh Castle. In 1679 he moved to London to study medicine and botany. In 1683, he continued his studies in Paris and Montpellier, and graduated from the University of Orange. On his return to London, he became a protégé of Thomas Sydenham. In 1687 he was appointed physician to the Duke of Albemarle and surgeon to the West Indies fleet. While in Jamaica he added countless specimens to his collections, continuing a lifetime passion. He also invented milk chocolate there. Following the untimely death of the duke, he returned to London and built up a fashionable medical practice. He married Elizabeth Langley, heiress of a wealthy city alderman, and widow of a sugar planter in Jamaica. They set up house in Great Russell Street. The family home accommodated his burgeoning collections of books, specimens and curiosities. In 1685 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, later becoming the honorary secretary and president. Following his death, his collections were bought for the nation and formed the foundation of the British Museum.
汉斯·斯隆爵士出生于唐郡的基利莱，是亚历山大·斯隆的第七个也是最小的儿子。他的父亲有苏格兰血统，与克兰布拉西尔伯爵詹姆斯·汉密尔顿交往已久，后者买下了基利莱城堡以及唐郡东部的大片地产。汉密尔顿家族对斯隆家孩子的教育很感兴趣，汉斯早期的很多课程都是在基利莱城堡的图书馆里进行的。1679年，他前往伦敦学习医学和植物学。1683年，他在巴黎和蒙彼利埃继续深造，并从奥兰治大学毕业。回到伦敦后，他成为了托马斯·西德纳姆的门徒。1687年，他被任命为阿尔伯马尔公爵的医生以及西印度群岛舰队的外科医生。在牙买加期间，他为自己的藏品增添了无数标本，延续了一生的爱好。他还在那里发明了牛奶巧克力。公爵不幸去世后，他回到伦敦，建立了一家时髦的医疗诊所。他娶了伊丽莎白·兰利，她是一位富有的市议员的继承人，也是牙买加一位种植园主的遗孀。他们在大罗素街安了家。家中存放着他日益增多的书籍、标本和古玩藏品。1685年，他被选为皇家学会会员，后来成为荣誉秘书和会长。他去世后，他的藏品被国家买下，成为了大英博物馆的基础。
