# Sotheby

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'''Sotheby''' is a surname, and may refer to:

* Admiral Sir [Edward Southwell Sotheby](/source/Edward_Southwell_Sotheby) (1813–1902), Royal Navy officer
* [John Sotheby](/source/John_Sotheby) (1740–1807), English [auctioneer](/source/auctioneer) and founder of [Sotheby's](/source/Sotheby's)
* [Samuel Sotheby](/source/Samuel_Sotheby) (1771–1842), English auctioneer and [antiquarian](/source/antiquarian)
* [Samuel Leigh Sotheby](/source/Samuel_Leigh_Sotheby) (1805–1861), English auctioneer and antiquarian, son of Samuel Sotheby (1771–1842)
* [William Sotheby](/source/William_Sotheby) (1757–1833), English poet and translator

==See also==
* [Sotheby's](/source/Sotheby's), art and [auction](/source/auction) corporation named for John Sotheby

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