Bernadotte Perrin (15 September 1847 – 31 August 1920) was an American

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Life

He was born in Goshen, Connecticut on September 15, 1847. He was the son of Lavalette Perrin, a

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minister, and Ann Eliza Perrin. He died on August 31, 1920, at

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Career

He was Lampson Professor of Greek Literature and History at

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.Biographical Sketch
Yale Library Guide to the Bernadotte Perrin Papers (MS 1018), retrieved 2017-06-29 He was a member of the Church of Christ in Yale College and held office as president of the Graduates Club of New Haven.

Bibliography

* ''Eight Books of Homer's Odyssey (w/ T. Seymour)'' * ''Plutarch's Themistocles and Aristides '' * ''History '' * ''Plutarch's Nicias and Alcibiades '' * ''Greek Dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes'' * ''Six of Plutarch's Greek Lives ''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perrin, Bernadotte American classical scholars 1847 births 1920 deaths People from Goshen, Connecticut Yale University faculty Writers from Connecticut