Motherby is a surname, and may refer to:
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George Motherby George Motherby M.D. (baptised 1731 – 1793) was an English physician and medical writer. He is noted for the early definition of the medical term ''placebo'' in the 1785 edition of his medical dictionary.
Life
He was born in Yorkshire, the son of ...
(bapt. 1731 – 1793), English physician and medical writer
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Robert Motherby
Robert Motherby (23 December 1736 – 13 February 1801) was an English merchant in based in East Prussia, and a friend of Immanuel Kant.
Early life
Robert Motherby was born in Kingston upon Hull, the son of George Motherby (born 20 December ...
(1736–1801), English merchant in East Prussia, brother of George Motherby
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William Motherby (1776–1847), physician, son of Robert Motherby
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