. ………. a natural scientist handed over about 71 thousand objects in his collection to
the British Museum.
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____ a natural scientist handed over about 71 thousand objects in his collection to the British Museum.
=> Sir Hans Sloane, a natural scientist handed over about 71 thousand objects in his collection to the British Museum.
It all started with Sir Hans Sloane, a physician and scientist, who collected an impressive 71 000 enviable objects throughout his lifetime of adventures and travelling. Not wanting to see his precious collection broken up after his death, his will stated that it should be given to King George II in exchange for £20,000, and that the collection should belong to the nation. Parliament was thrilled to receive the collection and wanted to create a national museum including Sloane’s collection, Sir Robert Cotton’s collection which they had acquired in 1700, and the Harleian Collection of manuscripts and medals belonging to the Earls of Oxford – which they still wanted to buy. The problem was funding; funding to buy the Harleian Collection and funding for a place to house all these objects together.
Not wanting to lose such precious collections to the Russians or French, Parliament passed the British Museum Act on 7 June 1753, providing for a public lottery to raise funds. They hoped to raise £300,000 with which to open The British Museum.