Charles Henry Parry collection 1857

Parry, Caleb Hillier, 1755-1822

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Caleb Hillier Parry was born on 21 October 1755 at Cirencester. He was the eldest son of Joshua Parry a non-conformist minister. Caleb was educated at Cirencester Grammar School (where he met and became lifelong friends with Edward Jenner), and at the Dissenter's Academy in Warrington. He went on to study medicine at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1778, the year in which he married Sarah Rigby. In 1779, they settled in Bath where their son, William Edward Parry, the Arctic expl...

Parry, Edward, 1830-1890

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Parry, Charles Henry, 1779-1860

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Epithet: MD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001193.0x000376 Charles Henry Parry was born in 1779 at Bath, the eldest son of the eminent physician, Caleb Hillier Parry, and brother to the Arctic explorer, William Edward Parry. He studied medicine at Gottingen and Edinburgh University, graduating in 1804, and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1812. He later established a medical practice in Bath, where...

Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855

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Sir (William) Edward Parry: b 1790; entered Royal Navy 1803; Lt 1810; in 1818 he commanded the ALEXANDER, a hired brig under the orders of Captain John Ross in his expedition to the Arctic; in 1819 he was appointed to the HECLA, in command of an expedition to discover the north-west passage; promoted Commander, 1820 and Captain 1821; led a further three expeditions to the Arctic, 1821-1825; Hydrographer to the Admiralty, 1825; led a further expedition to the North Pole, 1827, reaching further no...