Sir William Edward Parry FRS (19 December 1790 – 8 July 1855) was an Anglo-Welsh explorer of the Arctic best known for his 1819 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage.
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19 December 1790 Bath, Somerset, England
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Died |
9 July 1855 (aged 64) Bad Ems, Kingdom of Prussia
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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