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Victor's kind and respected father, a public servant of Geneva.
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Story role
Victor's father
Background
"my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation" (Chapter 1).
Personality
"He was respected by all who knew him for his integrity" (Chapter 1).
Relationships
Father of Victor, Ernest and William; raises Elizabeth.
Character arc
Dies of grief soon after Elizabeth's death (Chapter 23).
Source note
Quotes and chapter numbers are from the 1831 edition of Frankenstein. Fields left empty where the novel does not say.