Frederick Perrin, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrederick Perrin
American chess player
Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1815
Date of Death: 27-Jan-1889
Profession: chess player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Frederick Perrin
- Frederic (Frederick) Perrin (5 December 1815 – 27 January 1889) was an American chess master. Born in London, descended from a Swiss family, he came to the United States in 1845.
- He played twice in the American Chess Congress at New York 1857 (Paul Morphy won) and Chicago 1874 (George Henry Mackenzie won).
- He participated several times in the New York Chess Club Tournament, winning in 1859.Perrin had been professor of languages at Princeton College.
- A fine linguist, he had mastered French and German and was very fluent in English.
- In the 1850s he was president of the New York Chess Club.
- In later years he was an honorary member of the Brooklyn Chess Club where he defeated McKenzie in a game a few weeks before his death.
- He died of pneumonia at home at the corner of Pacific Street and Flatbush Avenue after a three-week illness.
- Reportedly his last words were "Doctor, I am puzzled over that last move of mine."
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