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Professor Huxtable

An elderly Cambridge professor.

minor

Also known as Old Professor Huxtable

First appearance: iii

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  • Durrant family circle
  • Protagonist
  • Cornwall family circle
  • Cambridge social network

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See Professor Huxtable in iii