Mary Wentworth was a patient mentioned by Thomas Short in letter 4361. She was treated for illness by spending 6 weeks drinking Scarborough waters and returned home much improved. Aside from this, no other information about her is known.
Reference:
Thomas Short to Hans Sloane, 1731-08-21, Sloane MS 4051, f. 315, British Library, London
Godfrey Boyle was an alchemist born in 1688, who died in 1756. He wrote to Sloane in letter 4239 concerning a number of experiments he has been conducting, along with others he has encountered.
Reference:
Godfrey Boyle to Hans Sloane, 1734-12-04, Sloane MS 4053, f. 334, British Library, London.
Godfrey Boyle, The National Archives, [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F69734, accessed 18/08/17]
Ludovicus a Ripa, 1698-1746, was an Italian author.
Reference:
Ludovicus a Ripa to Hans Sloane, Unknown Date, Sloane MS 4053, f. 226, British Library, London
Ludovicus a Ripa, WorldCat Identities, [http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr00025720/, accessed 24/08/117]
J. Thornycroft wrote letter 4372 to Sloane. Nothing else is known about them.
Reference:
J. Thornycroft to Hans Sloane, 1734-12-03, Sloane MS 4053, f. 271, British Library, London
Ludovicus de Neufville wrote to Sloane in letter 4337. The only information that can be found about him is that he wrote ‘De allantoide humana’ in 1730.
References:
Ludovicus de Neufville to Hans Sloane, 1733-11-20, Sloane MS 4053, f. 86, British Library, London.
de Neufville, Ludovicus, De allantoide humana, Online Version [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wT9TAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Ludovicus+de+Neufville%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD4d_-3-3VAhUiLcAKHZu6BhsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false, accessed 23/08/17]
Francis Joseph Hunauld wrote letter 4334 to Sloane. no other information is available about him.
Reference:
Francis Joseph Hunauld to Hans Sloane, 1733-10-18, Sloane MS 4053, f. 76 British Library, London.
Carl Reinhold Berch was a Swedish official and coin collector and scientist. Under him, the Swedish Antiquity Archives increased the number of Swedish and Roman coins in the collection, as well as drawing up a list of its actions, and directing it with own descriptions, and doing a number of other roles in the archives. He is known as the author of the Berchska scale, indicating the size of certain numismatic objects (for example, “medal of the eighth size”)
Reference:
Carl Reinhold Berch to Hans Sloane, 1734-11-06, Sloane MS 4053, f. 306, British Library, London
Carl Reinhold Berch, Wikipedia, [https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Reinhold_Berch, accessed 24/08/17]
Jerome Giuntini wrote letter 4301 to Sloane. No other information about him is available.
Reference:
Jerome Giuntini to Hans Sloane, 1731-08-02, Sloane MS 4051, ff. 291-292, British Library, London.
Johann Georg Liebknecht (1679-1749) was Professor of Theology and Mathematics at the University of Giessen. He was a member of the Leopoldina and Royal Prussian Society of Sciences. Liebknecht was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.
Reference:
Johann Georg Liebknecht to Hans Sloane, Date Unknown, Sloane MS 4051, ff. 248-249, British Library, London.
Johann Georg Liebknecht, Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Liebknecht, accessed 22/08/17]
Reverend Thomas Harward was a Lecturer at the Royal Chapel in Boston, New England.
Reference:
Thomas Harward to Hans Sloane,1731-06-16, Sloane MS 4051, ff. 255-256 British Library, London.