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William Parry

1790 - 1855

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Sir William Edward Parry (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. In 1827, Parry attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole. He reached 82° 45' N, setting a record for human exploration Farthest North that stood for nearly five decades before being surpassed at 83° 20' N by Albert Hastings Markham in 1875. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Parry is the 93rd most popular explorer (up from 183rd in 2019), the 931st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,517th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, William Parry ranks 93 out of 498. Before him are Jeanne Baret, Willem Janszoon, Tristão da Cunha, Jean de Béthencourt, Sebastian Cabot, and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. After him are Benjamin of Tudela, Salomon August Andrée, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Charles Marie de La Condamine, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and Davy Crockett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, William Parry ranks 10. Before him are Alphonse de Lamartine, John Tyler, Sunjo of Joseon, George Everest, Jules Dumont d'Urville, and John Frederic Daniell. After him are Nicolas Chauvin, Gideon Mantell, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Robert Stirling, John Austin, and Marquis de Custine. Among people deceased in 1855, William Parry ranks 11. Before him are Adam Mickiewicz, Gérard de Nerval, William John Swainson, Adelaide of Austria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, and Maria Theresa of Austria. After him are Pavel Nakhimov, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, François Rude, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, and Amschel Mayer Rothschild.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Parry ranks 931 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Wheatstone (1802), William Wilberforce (1759), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), Henry Walter Bates (1825), and E. M. Forster (1879). After him are E. H. Carr (1892), John Harrison (1693), Jim Broadbent (1949), Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499), Rob Halford (1951), and Simon Cowell (1959).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, William Parry ranks 14. Before him are William Baffin (1584), Henry Hudson (1570), John Ross (1777), William Dampier (1651), John Smith (1580), and Richard Francis Burton (1821). After him are Robert FitzRoy (1805), James Clark Ross (1800), Thomas Cavendish (1560), George Vancouver (1757), Mary Kingsley (1862), and Ranulph Fiennes (1944).

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