| Authorised form of name | Sotheby; William (1757 - 1833) |
| Dates | 1757 - 1833 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 09 November 1757 |
| Place of death | At his residence in Lower Grosvenor Street, London |
| Date of death | 30 December 1833 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
In the family vault in Hackney churchyard, Middlesex |
| Activity | 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)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/11/1794 |
| Relationships | Elder son of William Sotheby (d. 1766) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Sloane (brother of Hans Sloane) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA1787 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1794/14 | Sotheby, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HS/17/222 | Letter, from William Sotheby to Sir John Herschel | 1826-5 |