Letter 4272

Jacob Benignus Winslow to Hans Sloane – June 3, 1731


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Date: June 3, 1731
Author: Jacob Benignus Winslow
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051
Folio: f. 244



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Winslow takes the liberty to recommend Monsieur Donayon. He asks that Sloane offer the man protection. Jacob Benignus Winslow (1669-1760) was a Danish-born anatomist. He settled in France, became a naturalized citizen, converted to Catholicism, and was appointed Professor of Anatomy at the Jardin du Roi in Paris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_B._Winslow).




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