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Sir William Edward Parry FRS (19 December 1790 – 8 July 1855) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his 1819–1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage, until it was finally negotiated by Roald Amundsen in 1906.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir William Edward Parry, a British naval officer and Arctic explorer who led four expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage. Find out how he contributed to European knowledge of the Arctic and why he was knighted in 1829.
Dec 19, 2016 · Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855), naval officer and explorer, was born on 19 December 1790 at Bath, Somerset, England, the son of a fashionable doctor, Caleb Hillier Parry, and Sarah, née Rigby.
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Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855), British admiral and arctic explorer, was born at Bath on December 19, 1790, the son of Caleb H. Parry, a physician of some celebrity of Devonshire descent.
Learn about Parry's three voyages to find the North-West Passage, a route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago. Discover his achievements, challenges and discoveries, including the abandonment of the Fury ship.
William Edward Parry was a key figure in the discovery of the North-West Passage. On his first voyage he discovered a route through Lancaster Sound. Parry's first voyage in 1819 was one of the most important in the exploration of the Passage - the seaway across the Arctic, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
William Edward Parry. 1790-1855. British explorer who made several unsuccessful attempts to reach the North Pole and to find the Northwest Passage. During his explorations across the North American continent he was able to map a considerable amount of new territory.
