﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SummaryList>
  <Summary>
  <RecordType label="RecordType" urlencoded="Person" urlpathencoded="Person">Person</RecordType>
  <AUTHORITYCONTROL label="AUTHORITYCONTROL" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></AUTHORITYCONTROL>
  <PersonName label="Authorised form of name" urlencoded="Sotheby%3b+William+(1757+-+1833)" urlpathencoded="Sotheby;%20William%20(1757%20-%201833)">Sotheby; William (1757 - 1833)</PersonName>
  <Surname label="Surname" urlencoded="Sotheby" urlpathencoded="Sotheby">Sotheby</Surname>
  <Forenames label="Forenames" urlencoded="William" urlpathencoded="William">William</Forenames>
  <PreTitle label="PreTitle" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></PreTitle>
  <Title label="Title" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Title>
  <Epithet label="Epithet" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Epithet>
  <ParallelEntry label="ParallelEntry" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></ParallelEntry>
  <NonPreferredTerm label="Other forms of name" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></NonPreferredTerm>
  <OtherFormsOfSurname label="Other forms of surname" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></OtherFormsOfSurname>
  <Dates label="Dates" urlencoded="1757+-+1833" urlpathencoded="1757%20-%201833">1757 - 1833</Dates>
  <Nationality label="Nationality" urlencoded="British" urlpathencoded="British">British</Nationality>
  <Gender label="Gender" urlencoded="Male" urlpathencoded="Male">Male</Gender>
  <INFORMATIONAREA label="INFORMATIONAREA" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></INFORMATIONAREA>
  <PlaceOfBirth label="Place of birth" urlencoded="London%2c+England" urlpathencoded="London,%20England">London, England </PlaceOfBirth>
  <DateOfBirth label="Date of birth" urlencoded="09+November+1757" urlpathencoded="09%20November%201757">09 November 1757 </DateOfBirth>
  <Born label="Born" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Born>
  <PlaceOfDeath label="Place of death" urlencoded="At+his+residence+in+Lower+Grosvenor+Street%2c+London" urlpathencoded="At%20his%20residence%20in%20Lower%20Grosvenor%20Street,%20London">At his residence in Lower Grosvenor Street, London </PlaceOfDeath>
  <DateOfDeath label="Date of death" urlencoded="30+December+1833" urlpathencoded="30%20December%201833">30 December 1833 </DateOfDeath>
  <Died label="Died" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Died>
  <DatesAndPlaces label="DatesAndPlaces" urlencoded="Burial%3a+%0aFamily+vault%2c+Hackney+churchyard%2c+Middlesex" urlpathencoded="Burial:%20%0aFamily%20vault,%20Hackney%20churchyard,%20Middlesex">Burial: 
Family vault, Hackney churchyard, Middlesex</DatesAndPlaces>
  <Address label="Address" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Address>
  <Occupation label="Occupation" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Occupation>
  <ResearchField label="Research field" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></ResearchField>
  <Activity label="Activity" urlencoded="Education%3a+%0aHarrow+School%3b+Military+Academy%2c+Angers%2c+France+%0aCareer%3a+%0aEnsign%2c+10th+Dragoons+(age+17)%3b+retired+from+the+Army+(1780)%3b+translated+and+wrote+plays+%0aMemberships%3a+%0aFSA+(1794)" urlpathencoded="Education:%20%0aHarrow%20School;%20Military%20Academy,%20Angers,%20France%20%0aCareer:%20%0aEnsign,%2010th%20Dragoons%20(age%2017);%20retired%20from%20the%20Army%20(1780);%20translated%20and%20wrote%20plays%20%0aMemberships:%20%0aFSA%20(1794)">Education: 
Harrow School; Military Academy, Angers, France 
Career: 
Ensign, 10th Dragoons (age 17); retired from the Army (1780); translated and wrote plays 
Memberships: 
FSA (1794)
</Activity>
  <Relationships label="Relationships" urlencoded="Elder+son+of+William+Sotheby+(d.+1766)+and+his+wife+Elizabeth%2c+daughter+of+William+Sloane+(brother+of+Hans+Sloane)" urlpathencoded="Elder%20son%20of%20William%20Sotheby%20(d.%201766)%20and%20his%20wife%20Elizabeth,%20daughter%20of%20William%20Sloane%20(brother%20of%20Hans%20Sloane)">Elder son of William Sotheby (d. 1766) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Sloane (brother of Hans Sloane)</Relationships>
  <OtherInfo label="OtherInfo" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></OtherInfo>
  <ROYAL_SOCIETY_ACTIVITY label="ROYAL_SOCIETY_ACTIVITY" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></ROYAL_SOCIETY_ACTIVITY>
  <RSActivity label="RSActivity" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></RSActivity>
  <MembershipCategory label="Membership category" urlencoded="Fellow" urlpathencoded="Fellow">Fellow</MembershipCategory>
  <DateOfElection label="Date of election" urlencoded="13%2f11%2f1794" urlpathencoded="13/11/1794">13/11/1794</DateOfElection>
  <AgeAtElection label="Age at election" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></AgeAtElection>
  <Proposer label="Proposer" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Proposer>
  <DateOfEjectionOrWithdrawal label="Date of ejection or withdrawal" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></DateOfEjectionOrWithdrawal>
  <RSRoles label="RSRoles" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></RSRoles>
  <CommitteesAndPanels label="CommitteesAndPanels" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></CommitteesAndPanels>
  <MedalsAndPrizes label="MedalsAndPrizes" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></MedalsAndPrizes>
  <Lectures label="Lectures" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Lectures>
  <GrantsAndFellowships label="GrantsAndFellowships" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></GrantsAndFellowships>
  <Clubs label="Clubs" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Clubs>
  <OtherRSActivity label="Other Royal Society activity" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></OtherRSActivity>
  <RELATED_RESOURCES label="RELATED_RESOURCES" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></RELATED_RESOURCES>
  <Source label="Source" urlencoded="Sources%3a+%0aBulloch%27s+Roll%3b+DNB" urlpathencoded="Sources:%20%0aBulloch's%20Roll;%20DNB">Sources: 
Bulloch's Roll; DNB</Source>
  <Image label="Image" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Image>
  <Set label="Set" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></Set>
  <ImageCredit label="ImageCredit" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></ImageCredit>
  <Conventions label="Conventions" urlencoded="International+Standard+Archival+Authority+Record+for+Corporate+Bodies%2c+Persons+and+Families+-+ISAAR(CPF)+-+Ottawa+1996+ISBN+0-9696035-3-3%0a%0aNational+Council+on+Archives%2c+Rules+for+the+Construction+of+Personal%2c+Place+and+Corporate+Names%2c+1997" urlpathencoded="International%20Standard%20Archival%20Authority%20Record%20for%20Corporate%20Bodies,%20Persons%20and%20Families%20-%20ISAAR(CPF)%20-%20Ottawa%201996%20ISBN%200-9696035-3-3%0a%0aNational%20Council%20on%20Archives,%20Rules%20for%20the%20Construction%20of%20Personal,%20Place%20and%20Corporate%20Names,%201997">International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3

National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997</Conventions>
  <RSObituaryMemoir label="Royal Society Obituary or Memoir" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></RSObituaryMemoir>
  <RSPublications label="RSPublications" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></RSPublications>
  <PublishedWorks label="PublishedWorks" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></PublishedWorks>
  <RelatedImages label="Related images" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></RelatedImages>
  <PictureLibraryURL label="PictureLibraryURL" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></PictureLibraryURL>
  <DatesOld label="DatesOld" urlencoded="9+Nov+1757+-+30+Dec+1833" urlpathencoded="9%20Nov%201757%20-%2030%20Dec%201833">9 Nov 1757 - 30 Dec 1833</DatesOld>
  <CONTROLAREA label="CONTROLAREA" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></CONTROLAREA>
  <Code label="Code" urlencoded="NA1787" urlpathencoded="NA1787">NA1787</Code>
  <Created label="Created" urlencoded="21%2f11%2f2001" urlpathencoded="21/11/2001">21/11/2001</Created>
  <Creator label="Creator" urlencoded="Andyg%0aMartind" urlpathencoded="Andyg%0aMartind">Andyg
Martind</Creator>
  <Modified label="Modified" urlencoded="02%2f04%2f2026" urlpathencoded="02/04/2026">02/04/2026</Modified>
  <Modifier label="Modifier" urlencoded="RS_NET%5cVirginiaM" urlpathencoded="RS_NET\VirginiaM">RS_NET\VirginiaM</Modifier>
  <PublicView label="PublicView" urlencoded="Yes" urlpathencoded="Yes">Yes</PublicView>
  <InstIdentifer label="Virtual International Authority File" urlencoded="" urlpathencoded=""></InstIdentifer>
  <RecordID label="RecordID" urlencoded="71a25916-78c5-4943-9a02-244cd99022ff" urlpathencoded="71a25916-78c5-4943-9a02-244cd99022ff">71a25916-78c5-4943-9a02-244cd99022ff</RecordID>
</Summary>
</SummaryList>