Justin Perkins (March 5, 1805 in Holyoke, Massachusetts – December 31, 1869 in Chicopee, Massachusetts) was an American Presbyterian missionary and linguist. He was the first citizen of the United States to reside in Iran, and he became known for his work among the people there as an "apostle to Persia".
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1805 Holyoke, Massachusetts
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1869 (aged 63) Chicopee, Massachusetts
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