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and may refer to the following people: * Angela Sorby, American poet, professor and literary scholar *
Henry Clifton Sorby Henry Clifton Sorby (10 May 1826 – 9 March 1908) was an English microscopist and geologist. His major contribution was the development of techniques for studying iron and steel with microscopes. This paved the way for the mass production of st ...
(1826–1908), English microscopist and geologist * Sunniva Sorby, Norwegian-Canadian expeditioner, historian and guide * Thomas Sorby (1856–1930), English international footballer * Thomas Charles Sorby (1836-1924), English architect who emigrated to Canada * Warren Sorby (born 1965), Fijian Olympic swimmer


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Sorby Research Institute The Sorby Research Institute was a research facility that operated in the UK during and immediately after the Second World War in Sheffield, England. The Institute mostly investigated questions of nutrition. This was an important consideration i ...
, a Second World War medical research facility in Sheffield, England {{surname, Sorby