# Burgomaster Dr. Langhals — Buddenbrooks character guide

> Burgomaster Dr. Langhals in Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Langhals, Burgomaster Langhals

**First appearance:** 0001-buddenbrooks

## Who they are

A respected city official and friend of the Buddenbrook family.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-i-viii)

Expresses a senatorial, civic perspective, criticizing the current oath-based clearing system as a farce and hinting at official support for the Union.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-iii-xv)

Mentioned indirectly through 'Aunt Lottchen,' a poor relation of the Langhals family, who is in the shop as Thomas arrives.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-iv-iii)

The chairman of the meeting, brother of the Senator, who tries in vain to bring the assembly to order to draft a protocol.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-viii-iv)

Cited as viewing Thomas as his 'right hand,' underscoring the paradox between Thomas's public political influence and his private sense of business failure.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-x-v)

Thomas's doctor, whose advice about his health Thomas finds difficult to follow.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-xi-iii)

Explicitly named as an example of a 'clever doctor' with scientific acumen who can diagnose the disease correctly from its early symptoms.

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