# Rudolph Franke — A Negro Explorer at the North Pole character guide

> Rudolph Franke in A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew Henson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Franke

**First appearance:** 0002-a-negro-explorer-at-the-north-pole

## Who they are

Expedition member and assistant.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned in the context of the expedition; rescued at Etah.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/chapters/iii)

Found at Etah in poor condition with scurvy; rescued and placed aboard the Erik.

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