John Perrin^[1] (c. 1558 – 1615) was an English churchman and academic,Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford and one of the translators of theAuthorised King James Version of theBible.

From London, he was educated atMerchant Taylors' School and matriculated atSt John's College in 1575, aged 17, becoming a fellow of the college in the same year. He graduated with a B.A. in 1579 and with an M.A. in 1583. He proceeded B.D. 1589 and D.D. 1596.

He wasRegius Professor of Greek from 1597 to 1615. Nominated to the Second Oxford Company of translators by King James, he found it onerous to continue as Regius Professor, and did not fulfill the duties of the post for a period from January 1605.^[2] He became a canon ofChrist Church Cathedral in 1604,^[3] and vicar ofWorthing,Sussex from 1605 to 1611. He died on May 9, 1615.

• "John Perrin (PRN586J)".A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. Date of birth is given[1] also as 1560, inconsistent with Venn.

• 1558 births
• 1615 deaths
• Fellows of St John's College, Oxford
• Translators of the King James Version
• 17th-century English translators
• 16th-century English translators
• 17th-century English writers
• 17th-century English male writers
• 17th-century English Anglican priests

• Use dmy dates from April 2022