title: Bernadotte Perrin
text: # 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.
  
  ## Career
  
  He was Lampson Professor of Greek Literature and History at Yale University.
  
  He was a member of the Church of Christ in Yale College and held office as president of the Graduates Club of New Haven.
  
  