# Augustus Jeannin — Jean-Christophe character guide

> Augustus Jeannin in Jean-Christophe by Romain Rolland.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Augustus Jeannin, old Augustus

**First appearance:** 0024-part-vi-antoinette

## Who they are

Olivier and Antoinette's father.

## In the story

### [Part VI: Antoinette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/chapters/part-vi-antoinette)

The father of Antoinette and Olivier, whose financial ruin and subsequent death plunge the family into poverty and despair.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/chapters/i)

The grandfather of the Jeannin family, a clever and robust banker who dies of pneumonia after a chill.

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