# Dr. Hesselink — Arrowsmith character guide

> Dr. Hesselink in Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hesselink, Dr. Hesselink of Groningen

**First appearance:** 0041-i

## Who they are

A Dutch bacteriologist who visits the McGurk Institute.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as the previous doctor whom the townsfolk recommend over Martin.

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

A blunt, honest practitioner who rebuffs Martin's overtures about intellectual stimulation.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v)

Performs the procedure to save Leora's life after the baby dies.

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

Called in to review the typhoid situation, agrees with Martin.

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