Person Parry; Sir; William Edward (1790 - 1855) Parry William Edward Sir 1790 - 1855 British Male Bath, Somerset, England 19 December 1790 Ems, Germany 08 or 09 July 1855 Burial: Mausoleum of Greenwich hospital burial-ground, London

Career: Entered Royal Navy, reaching rank of Rear Admiral; arctic explorer; Controller of the Steam Department, Royal Navy Honours: Kt 1829 Son of Caleb Hillier Parry (FRS 1800); younger brother of Charles Henry Parry (FRS 1812); brother-in-law of Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot (FRS 1812); uncle of Frederick Marow Eardley-Wilmot (FRS 1863) Fellow 15/02/1821 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1854-1855 vol 7 pp 603-612 Notes: Earlier date of death from DNB (index to BR says that this is the inaccurate one). Biography by A Parry (1963). ©The Royal Society 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org 19 Dec 1790 - 8 or 9 Jul 1855 NA7481 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/41830721 20df1a15-f8c9-4203-a20a-859fcecf9e8d