John Franklin Parry
Admiral Sir John Franklin Parry, KCB, FRGS (15 August 1863 – 21 April 1926) was a Royal Navy officer. He was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1914 to 1919.[1][2]
Parry was the son of the Rt Rev Edward Parry, Bishop of Dover, and the grandson of the Arctic explorer Sir William Edward Parry, who was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1823 to 1829.
His nephew Admiral Sir William Edward Parry also achieved distinction in the Royal Navy.
References
- "John Franklin Parry". The Dreadnought Project. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
- "Admiral Sir John Franklin Parry, K.C.B". Nature. 117 (2949): 664. 8 May 1926. Bibcode:1926Natur.117Q.664.. doi:10.1038/117664a0. S2CID 4067004.
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