Collecting the WorldA fascinating, vivid biography of the founder of the British Museum and an exploration of the itch to accumulate. Hans Sloane was the greatest collector of his time, and one of the greatest of all time. His name is familiar today through the London streets and squares named after him, but the man himself, and his achievements, are almost forgotten. Born in the north of Ireland, Sloane made his fortune as a physician to London's wealthiest residents.