Charles Henry Parry (1779–1860) was an English physician and writer.

Life

The eldest son of

Caleb Hillier Parry Caleb Hillier Parry (21 October 1755 – 9 March 1822) was an Anglo-Welsh physician credited with the first report of Parry–Romberg syndrome, published in 1815, and one of the earliest descriptions of the exophthalmic goiter, published in 1825 ...

, by his wife Sarah, a sister of

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, he was born at

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. He studied medicine at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

and in 1799 was one of

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's companions in the

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; later he travelled in

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with Clement Carlyon. He graduated M.D. at Edinburgh on 24 June 1804. Parry was admitted licentiate of the

Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by royal charter from King Henry VIII in 1 ...

on 22 December 1806, and elected

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

in 1812. He practised for some years at Bath, where he was physician to the General Hospital from 1818 to 1822. He retired early from practice, and settled at

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

, where he died at his residence, 5 Belgrave Place, on 21 January 1860. His remains were interred at

Weston, Bath Weston is a suburb and electoral ward of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, South West England, located in the northwest of the city. Originally a separate village, Weston has become part of Bath as the city has grown, first through the deve ...

Works

Parry was author of: * ''De Græcarum atque Romanarum Religionum ad Mores formandos Vi et Efficacia Commentatio'', Göttingen, 1799. * ''On Fever and its Treatment in General'', translated from the German of

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, 1801. * ''Commentatio inauguralis de synocho tropico, vulgo febre flava dicta'', Edinburgh, 1804. * ''The Question of the Necessity of the existing Corn Laws, considered in their Relation to the Agricultural Labourer, the Tenantry, the Landholder, and the Country'', Bath, 1816. * ''Additional Experiments on the Arteries of warm-blooded Animals: with a brief examination of certain arguments which have been advanced against the doctrines maintained by the author of "An Experimental Enquiry"'', London, 1819; defence of his father Caleb Hillier Parry. * ''Introductory Essays to Collections from the unpublished Medical Writings of the late Caleb Hillier Parry, M.D.'', London, 1825. * ''Winchcombe: a poem'', in

Thomas Dudley Fosbroke Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (sometime Fosbrooke) FSA (27 May 17701 January 1842) was an English clergyman and antiquary. He was curate of Horsley, Gloucestershire, until 1810 and then of Walford in Herefordshire. He wrote ''British Monachism'' (2 vol ...

's ''Picturesque and Topographical Account of Cheltenham and its Vicinity'', Cheltenham, 1826. * ''The Parliaments and Councils of England, chronologically arranged, from the reign of William I to the Revolution in 1688'', London, 1839. * ''A Memoir of the Rev. Joshua Parry: with some original essays and correspondence'' (posthumous, edited by

Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd Baronet Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd Baronet (16 November 1810 – 1 February 1892) was a politician and judge in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Warwickshire from 1874 to 1885. Career Sir John E. Eardley-Wilmot wr ...

), London, 1872.

Notes

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, Charles Henry 1779 births 1860 deaths 19th-century English medical doctors English writers Fellows of the Royal Society Alumni of the University of Edinburgh