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Bernadotte Perrin

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Bernadotte Perrin

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

Life

He was born in Goshen, Connecticut on September 15, 1847. He was the son of Lavalette Perrin, a Congregational minister, and Ann Eliza Perrin. He died on August 31, 1920, at Saratoga Springs, New York.[1]

Career

He was Lampson Professor of Greek Literature and History at Yale University.[1]

He was a member of the Church of Christ in Yale College and held office as president of the Graduates Club of New Haven.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Biographical Sketch, Yale Library Guide to the Bernadotte Perrin Papers (MS 1018), retrieved 2017-06-29