# Herr Petermann — Five Weeks in a Balloon character guide

> Herr Petermann in Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Petermann

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A German geographer referenced in the book's discussions.

## In the story

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

Publishes a defense of Dr. Ferguson in his Mittheilungen, vouching for the doctor's intrepidity and silencing the Geneva journal's ridicule.

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

Secretary of the committee organized to search for Vogel.

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