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Biographical entry Parry, William Edward (1790 - 1855)
- Born
- 19 December 1790
Bath, Somerset, England - Died
- 8 July 1855
Ems, England - Occupation
- Arctic explorer and Agriculturalist
Summary
(Sir) William Edward Parry was involved in Arctic exploration in 1818-28 and was Acting Hydrographer for the British Admiralty in 1825-29. In 1829 he became Commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company, a position he held until 1834.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- W. Edward Parry - Records, 1829 - 1834, G997; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
Published resources
Books
- Parry, A., Parry of the Arctic, London, 1963. Details
- Parry, E., Memoirs of Rear-Admiral Sir W. E. Parry, London, 1857. Details
Book Sections
- Parry, Ann, 'Parry, Sir William Edward (1790-1855), naval officer and explorer', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, pp. 315-316. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020282b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Campbell, J. F., 'The First Decade of the AA Co', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, vol. 9, 1923. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Parry, William Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-514597. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
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