# Captain Schwarzkopf — Buddenbrooks character guide

> Captain Schwarzkopf in Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Herr Schwarzkopf, the pilot-captain, old Schwarzkopf

**First appearance:** 0012-part-ii-i

## Who they are

The commander of the naval station in Travemünde, father of Morten Schwarzkopf.

## In the story

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

The solid, respectable pilot-captain who welcomes the Buddenbrooks to his home. He is hospitable, speaks in broad dialect, and is a veteran of the sea.

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

Referenced indirectly; Morten fears his father discovering his fraternity activities.

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

Reacts with proud indignation to Grünlich's implications. He asserts his family's honor and respect for social boundaries, immediately sending Morten away to end the affair.

### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/buddenbrooks_se/chapters/part-iii-xii)

Sees Tony off, asking her to remember them and send greetings to her parents. His farewell underscores the end of her summer idyll.

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