# Dr. Barth — Five Weeks in a Balloon character guide

> Dr. Barth in Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Barth

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A real-life explorer referenced as a prior traveler in the regions visited.

## Relationships

### [Overweg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/characters/overweg)

_professional_

Dr. Barth and Overweg have a collegial relationship, likely as fellow travelers or scientific collaborators.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned as one of the explorers who opened highways to modern civilization by following the track of Denham and Clapperton into Sudan.

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

Hamburger explorer who traveled extensively in the Sudan, reaching Timbuktu and returning to London as the only survivor of his party.

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