Parry, Sir William Edward (1790-1855) Knight, naval officer and Arctic explorer
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Parry, Sir William Edward (1790-1855) Knight, naval officer and Arctic explorer
Pars, Leopold Alexander (1896-1985) mathematician
Parsons, Anne (1902-1992) Countess of Rosse
Founder of the Victorian Society. Wife of the 6th Earl of Rosse.
Parsons, Laurence (1840-1908) 4th Earl of Rosse
Parsons, (Laurence) Michael Harvey (1906-1979) 6th Earl of Rosse
Parsons, Sir Charles Algernon (1854-1931) Knight, engineer and scientist
Admitted pensioner at St John's 1873; B.A. 1877; M.A. 1894; K.C.B. 1911; J.P. for Northumberland; High Sheriff 1910; President of the British Association 1919; F.R.S. 1898; Designed and built The Turbinia , the first turbine driven vessel, 1894. It is through his work that the turbine became the prime mover for the generation of electricity in the largest power stations and for the propulsion of the largest and fastest vessels.
Parsons, William (1800-1867) 3rd Earl of Rosse, astronomer